"nickelling" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nickelling (uncountable)
  1. (firearms) The metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-nickelling-en-noun-YKLT5aQn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nickelling
  1. present participle and gerund of nickel Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: nickel
    Sense id: en-nickelling-en-verb-i4rSnCGB

Alternative forms

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