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blank cartridge

noun

, Ordnance.

blank cartridge

a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal

First recorded in 1820–30

The blank cartridge struck Captain Cannon, hurting him considerably in a very tender portion of his body—not in front neither.

True, it was make-believe from start to finish, without even blank cartridge to give the vaguest hint of reality.

A single blank-cartridge volley would have scared soldiers and artillerists, who might besides have been harassed on both flanks.

But Mrs. Badger, after shooting him one quick look, probably decided that it was a blank cartridge.

The fouling of the blank cartridge is as dangerous to the bore as the fouling of the ball cartridge.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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