wad hook
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wad hook
noun wad hooks · wad-hook · wadhook
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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
Similar: spiral worm, gun worm, packing worm, wad coil
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noun 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
| Français | tirebourre, tire-bourre, tireballe, tire-balle |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kugelzieher, Krätzer, Flintenkrätzer, Schusszieher, Dammzieher |
| Italiano | cavastracci |
| Русский | пыжо́вник pyžóvnik |
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