priming
noun
the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
primings
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pluralof priming.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Captain Florentin had just ordered us to renew our primings, when General Souham, General Chemineau, Colonel Zapfel, and our commandant arrived.
From The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 by Erckmann-Chatrian
Look to your primings, but make no noise.
From Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare by John Richardson
"I'll give a look to our primings while ye drink a stirrup-cup."
From Stories of the Border Marches by Jeanie Lang
Philip took down the arms, and examined all the primings.
From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat
"I have just now renewed the primings," he said.
From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
