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A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been supe…

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  1. n. A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
  2. n. an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
  3. A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
  4. A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical orcylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank,to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges,etc. It has been superseded.
  5. n:100 n. an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall