- (n.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Prime.
- (n.) The first coating of color, size or the like, laid on canvas or on a building or other surface.
- (n.) The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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