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muzzle-bag

muzzle-bag noun: a canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea, to keep out water.

Noun

muzzle-bag (plural muzzle-bags)

  1. (historical) A canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea, to keep out water.

Forms of muzzle-bag

pluralmuzzle-bags

Questions about muzzle-bag

What does muzzle-bag mean?
Muzzle-bag means a canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea, to keep out water.
What part of speech is muzzle-bag?
Muzzle-bag is a noun.
What is the plural of muzzle-bag?
The plural of muzzle-bag is muzzle-bags.

Words near muzzle-bag in the dictionary

  1. muzzle sweeping
  2. muzzle sweeps
  3. muzzle swept
  4. muzzle velocities
  5. muzzle velocity
  6. muzzle-bag
  7. muzzle-bags
  8. muzzle-loader
  9. muzzle-loaders
  10. muzzle-loading
  11. muzzled

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