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 looks as if we'd have to put some giant powder in.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
It was a pretty sight, after this anecdote, to see us sweeping out the giant powder.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
This undertaking having been very satisfactorily accomplished by means of dynamite or giant powder, another improvement in the harbor had been also undertaken with great success.
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
Then she suddenly remembered that she had once heard the lad speak of using "giant powder," or some such explosive in his work of the underground passage.
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
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