Crossword-Solution: GUNFLINT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Gunflint | n. | A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps. |
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| RHODE Island State nickname | 4 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or
grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous
silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular
variety.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with GUNFLINT (3)
What was I to do?” “It really was puzzling! What did you do?” “It was one of those cases in which one has to resort to the gunflint.” “In other words?” “I put a bullet in his head,” said the bandit coolly.
Junot exclaimed: "Napoleon had no need for ancestors; 'twas enough for him his soldiers had acclaimed him Corporal at the Bridge of Lodi." The wines had the dry smack of gunflint and the bouquet of powder, and the company imbibed freely.
Perhaps the best idea of it may be gained from the Suffolk gunflint makers who at this day carry on the primæval craft, though with better tools and for so different a purpose.