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cartridge

(n): ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
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10 months ago chained_bear said:

The case in which the exact charge of powder for fire-arms is made up; of paper, parchment, pasteboard, flannel, serge, metal, etc., according to its use. Generally, for small-arms, the cartridge contains the bullet as well as the powder (called distinctively a ball-cartridge); if it contains no ball, it is a blank cartridge. (OED)

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