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PRI'MING, ppr. Putting powder in the pan of a fire-arm.

1. Laying on the first color.

PRI'MING, n. The powder in the pan of a gun, or laid along the channel of a cannon for conveying fire to the charge.

1. Among painters, the first color laid on canvas or on a building, &c.
1913 Definition
Priming (priming)
n.(?)
Prim"ing
  1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
  2. The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.
  3. 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.


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