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dumdum bullet

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

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