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Webster 1913 Edition
Portfire
Port′fireˊ
,Noun.
A case of strong paper filled with a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder, – used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
Definition 2024
portfire
portfire
English
Noun
portfire (plural portfires)
- A case of strong paper filled with a composition of nitre, sulphur, and mealed powder, used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.