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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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PRI'MING, ppr. Putting powder in the pan of a fire-arm.
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.
The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a
charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
The first coating of color,
size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other
surface.
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. | ||||||||