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junk wad

junk wad noun: a plug made of oakum bound with spun yarn and designed to keep the powder and shot in place when loading a gun or cartridge.

Noun

junk wad (countable and uncountable, plural junk wads)

  1. A plug made of oakum bound with spun yarn and designed to keep the powder and shot in place when loading a gun or cartridge.

Forms of junk wad

pluraljunk wads

Questions about junk wad

What does junk wad mean?
Junk wad means a plug made of oakum bound with spun yarn and designed to keep the powder and shot in place when loading a gun or cartridge.
What part of speech is junk wad?
Junk wad is a noun.
What is the plural of junk wad?
The plural of junk wad is junk wads.

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