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black powder

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black powder
n.
An explosive mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, formerly used in firearms.

black powder
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) another name for gunpowder


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Surcharged with black powder, the ancient weapon had other effect.
Three heavy breech-loading double-eight elephant guns, weighing about fifteen pounds each, to carry a charge of eleven drachms of black powder.
 
 
 
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