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Spring searcher

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searchernounOne who searches.
plungernounA device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
studgunnounAny gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").
spring gunnounA gun rigged to fire when a tripwire is crossed.
search wandnounA hand-held security device for detecting metal objects, or transmitters, etc. carried by a person.
tumblernounA drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
fire swabnounA water-soaked swab for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.
searnounA scar produced by searing
bore sightnoun(firearms) An optical device, mounted on or near the end of a firearm's barrel, used to align the sights with the bore.
flash pannoun(firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
patchnounA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
zipgunnounAn improvised single-shot pistol-sized weapon that uses a spring or elastic to propel a bullet to its target.
plinkernounA person who shoots at makeshift targets.
snaplocknounA mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.
pinfirenoun(firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.
sporternounSomeone who sports something.
snaphancenounA spring lock for discharging a firearm.
peep sightnoun(firearms) On some rifles, a type of sight where the shooter looks through a small aperture on the rear sight.
vent-piecenoun(firearms) In a breechloading firearm, a vertical sliding block with a conical plug on its front surface to seal the firing chamber and close the breech.
light barrelnoun(military, historical) An empty powder barrel pierced with holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to light up a ditch or a breach.

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