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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"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 Cable, Boyd
The British, who had taken an important position from which they could cover us with their fire, sent us some lyddite shells from a howitzer in the station fort.
From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.
For at the base of the mountain are natural forts and grottoes, against which lyddite shells would spend their force in vain.
From In the Shadow of Death by Kritzinger, P. H.
Meanwhile the battle continued raging fiercely, and a good many lyddite bombs were straying our way.
From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.
The first thing I saw on my arrival was a cart containing ten wounded men, who had just been brought in from the fighting line, all yellow with lyddite.
From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.
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