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a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

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  1. n. a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
  2. A kind of manstopping bullet; -- so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army.
  3. A kind of manstopping bullet; -- so named from Dumdum, inIndia, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army.