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• Wadding — is a disc of material used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile or to separate powder from shot. [ [http://homestudy.ihea.com/glossary fa.htm#w Glossary of Firearms Terms] , Introduction to Hunter Education] Wadding can be crucial to a gun s… …   Wikipedia

• Wadding — Wad Wad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wadding}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton. [1913 Webster] 2. To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wadding — wad ► NOUN 1) a lump or bundle of a soft material, as used for padding, stuffing, or wiping. 2) a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents. 3) informal a large amount of something, especially money. 4) chiefly historical a disc of felt or another …   English terms dictionary

• wadding — n. 1 soft pliable material of cotton or wool etc. used to line or stuff garments, quilts, etc., or to pack fragile articles. 2 any material from which gun wads are made …   Useful english dictionary

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• Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… …   Wikipedia

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• wad — n. & v. n. 1 a lump or bundle of soft material used esp. to keep things apart or in place or to stuff up an opening. 2 a disc of felt etc. keeping powder or shot in place in a gun. 3 a number of banknotes or documents placed together. 4 Brit. sl …   Useful english dictionary