lyddite
Americannoun
noun
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an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid
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a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone
Etymology
Origin of lyddite
1885–90; named after Lydd, borough in SE England near the site where it was first tested; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Their 12-pounders began to snort and to roar, and lyddite whizzed and shrieked over to Grobler's Hill and in the neighbourhood of Fort Wylie.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Louis Creswicke
Their clothing, hands and faces were stained yellow from the lyddite fumes.
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie
Reorganization gives the demagogue his chance; and often his literary lyddite strikes close.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Elbert Hubbard
"With us loaded down to the gunn'l wi' lyddite, an' the prospect o' being a target for every German gun within range o' this road."
From Between the Lines by Boyd Cable
"A shell would never throw out a cloud of smoke like that; it's not the colour of lyddite either."
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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