·noun A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The well-known explosive composition which, for its regularity of effect and convenience in manufact...
The Sailor's Word-Book
West out of Shoe Lane, at No. 92, to 8 East Harding Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
East out of Crutched Friars, north of John Street (Wheatley). First mention: "Gunpowder Alley" (Wes...