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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"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
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
I slipped a ball into each barrel, scraped the edges of my flints, renewed the primings, and returning to the hut, gave a favorable account of my observations.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
On the present occasion it only remained to freshen the primings, and each piece was in a state for service.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
