Portfire
Pronunciation : Port"fire`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A case of strong paper filled with a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder, -- used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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