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| Expression | 1. (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BUDGE BARREL
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| Budge barrel | (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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