01 n. The act of discharging firearms.
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1.
The act of discharging firearms.
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2.
The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
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3.
The application of fire, or of a cautery.
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4.
The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
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5.
Fuel; firewood or coal.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Firing iron —
an instrument used in cauterizing.