giant powder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of giant powder
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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I sense there is a giant powder field that no one has touched yet, and I am going after it.
From Forbes ● Nov. 2, 2011
It occurs to me that French Louis said he couldn't tally out all the sticks of giant powder that he'd stowed away a week or two ago.
From Thurston of Orchard Valley by Dunton, W. Herbert
"Yes; though I never handled giant powder myself."
From Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book by Moore, Emma G.
Among the best known after the ordinary No. 1 dynamite are forcite, ammonia dynamite, litho-fracteur, rendock, Atlas powder, giant powder, and the various explosive gelatines.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Next day we visited, and I rested considerably, finding again how good it was to be in a safe and quiet place with no fear of stone throwers or giant powder.
From A Woman who went to Alaska by Sullivan, May Kellogg
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