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handloaded

handloaded is the simple past and past participle of handload.

Meaning of handload

Verb

handload (third-person singular simple present handloads, present participle handloading, simple past and past participle handloaded)

  1. (ambitransitive) To load (cartridges for firearms) by hand.
    • He handloads his match ammunition. For long range he uses 49½ grains of 4064 powder, the Sierra Match King (boattail) bullet and Government (F.A. [Frankford Arsenal]) primers. How does he get Government primers? He pulls the bullets out of […]1956, Sports Afield, volume 138, page 85
  2. (ambitransitive) To load (a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle) by hand.
    Antonyms:
    autoload

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Questions about handloaded

What is handloaded the simple past and past participle of?
Handloaded is the simple past and past participle of handload.

Words near handloaded in the dictionary

  1. handlining
  2. Handlins
  3. handlist
  4. handlists
  5. handload
  6. handloaded
  7. handloader
  8. handloaders
  9. handloading
  10. handloads
  11. handlock

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