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priming |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr & vb n. {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.] 1. To apply priming to as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to as a metallic cartridge. 2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as to prime a canvas, a wall. 3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post to coach; as to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. 4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark. {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to put it in working condition. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: priming n : the act of making something ready
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