"wad hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wad hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wad hook (plural wad hooks)
  1. two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: spiral worm, gun worm, packing worm, wad coil, wad-hook, wadhook Related terms: cleaning rod Translations (two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm): pesuri (Finnish), tirebourre [masculine] (French), tire-bourre [masculine] (French), tireballe [masculine] (French), tire-balle [masculine] (French), Kugelzieher [masculine] (German), Krätzer [masculine] (German), Flintenkrätzer [masculine] (German), Schusszieher [masculine] (German), Dammzieher (note: in artillery) [masculine] (German), cavastracci [masculine] (Italian), virga hāmāta [feminine] (Latin), تفنك بورغوسی (tüfenk burğusu) (Ottoman Turkish), kulociąg [masculine] (Polish), grajcar [masculine] (Polish), пыжо́вник (pyžóvnik) [masculine] (Russian), wućahowak [masculine] (Upper Sorbian)
    Sense id: en-wad_hook-en-noun-PoKSV3vr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Kugelzieher"
    },
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      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
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      "word": "Krätzer"
    },
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      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Flintenkrätzer"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Schusszieher"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "in artillery",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dammzieher"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cavastracci"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "virga hāmāta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kulociąg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grajcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pyžóvnik",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пыжо́вник"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wućahowak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "tüfenk burğusu",
      "sense": "two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm",
      "word": "تفنك بورغوسی"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wad hook"
}

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