Nickelling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing. uncountable
"Further trials were carried out to establish their accuracy life and whether they developed any tendency to nickelling under Service conditions."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of nickel form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Further trials were carried out to establish their accuracy life and whether they developed any tendency to nickelling under Service conditions."