Gunpaper

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gun-paper. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

    "Mr. G. S. Melland, of Lime-street, London, who has distinguished himself among our makers of firearms, has brought out a gunpaper to supersede our old gunpowder."

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papyroxylin

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"Mr. G. S. Melland, of Lime-street, London, who has distinguished himself among our makers of firearms, has brought out a gunpaper to supersede our old gunpowder."

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