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Webster 1913 Edition


Portfire

Port′fireˊ

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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.

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portfire

portfire

English

Noun

portfire (plural portfires)

  1. 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.