Dumdum bullet

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Dum´dum bul´let

(Mil.) A kind of man-stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; - so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army.

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dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

dumdum

bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun

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