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| cask |
a large, strong barrel used for holding wine or other liquids |
| container |
something, such as a box, barrel, or can, that contains or can contain something else. |
| drum |
a container shaped like a cylinder, such as a barrel or a machine part. [1/5 definitions] |
| hoop |
a round band of metal used to hold together the strips that form the sides of a barrel. [1/4 definitions] |
| keg |
a small barrel holding less than ten gallons. |
| mallet |
a hammer with a short handle and a large head shaped like a barrel. [1/3 definitions] |
| musket |
a heavy gun with a long barrel. Muskets were carried on the shoulder. They were used over three hundred years ago, before rifles were invented. |
| muzzle |
the open end of the barrel of a gun. A bullet is shot out of a gun through the muzzle. Old rifles were loaded through the muzzle. [1/6 definitions] |
| ramrod |
a rod that fits inside the barrel of a gun. A ramrod is used for pushing gunpowder into the barrel or for cleaning the barrel of the gun. |
| rifle1 |
a gun that has a long barrel and that is shot from the shoulder. |
| vat |
a very large barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding liquids. |
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