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Definition: Priming tube
Priming
\Prim"ing\, n.
1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire
to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
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2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,
laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.
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3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,
from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
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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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