A brass head or tompion, fitted with a vertical arm, on which there is. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
The hexagonal barrel was plugged with a tompion of maple wood to keep out dirt. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
Loaders put in the tompion and on muzzle-bag, and wipe off and re-lacquer the front pivot-bolt. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
The Loader and Sponger haul up and secure the lower half-ports, put in tompion, and secure muzzle-bag. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Sponger place the chocking-quoins square up against the rear part of the front trucks and put in the tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
He is to see that the tompion is put in securely, and the vent and all screw-holes stopped by a plug of soft wood, and puttied over. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Still the Pucelle closed the gap until at last Captain Chase had the tompion pulled from the barrel of his forward larboard twenty-four-pounder. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
The whole length of the bore is ascertained by means of the measuring-staff, with the point screwed on, supported in the axis of the bore by the disks and half-tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Each scuttle is to have a tompion or other means of closing it, so as to be water-tight when not in use, and to be so placed or regulated in height as not to interfere with the transportation of guns. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Whenever guns are to be struck below, or prepared for transportation, the gunner will see that the bores are washed with fresh water, carefully sponged, thoroughly dried, and coated with melted tallow, and a wad dipped in the same material inserted, and connected with a tompion by a lanyard. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Wilton sighed as he helped to secure the tompion in its place. From Wordnik.com. [The Peril Finders] Reference
"Only to turn my hand into a tompion to stop your fiery, foolish words, old fellow," replied Murray. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop] Reference
To this tompion is, or used to be, attached a large piece of wadding, what for I never rightly understood. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha] Reference
He never knew how it happened, but, instead of a cartridge, he got hold of the tompion, -- called by the boys the. From Wordnik.com. [The Drummer Boy] Reference
No sooner did the fine promissory note of the discharge of its tompion reach his ear, than he cried out, with the authority of a field-officer at least. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock o' Glenwarlock] Reference
The sight sobered him somewhat, for he immediately shouted orders to cast loose the guns, himself tearing the breeching from the nine-pounder next him and taking out the tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Carvel — Volume 03] Reference
He knew that the shortest distance between two points was by a straight line; and having taken a tree on the main land near Castine as his objective point, he kept it in range with the tompion in the stove-pipe, and did not permit the Maud to wabble about. From Wordnik.com. [The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder] Reference
As he spoke he rapidly opened the tompion-like cover of one bung-hole, letting it rattle down by the side of the empty barrel and hang by its little brass chain, and then dragged at the barrel, trying vainly to bring the opening down to a level with the water. From Wordnik.com. [The Peril Finders] Reference
"I see, sir," cried Griggs, and as the tompion-like stop was unscrewed from the bung-hole of a keg, a shallow iron bucket was cast loose from one of the mule's loads, the noise in the darkness nearly driving the whole team frantic, connecting the rattle of the handle as they did with water. From Wordnik.com. [The Peril Finders] Reference
| lanyard, attached to the tompion, and lying on the. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
“ 'Well, gentlemen,' said my great-uncle Zachary, looking at his tompion, 'it is ten minutes past nine. From Wordnik.com. [The Great German Composers]
3 and 4 put in tompion, put on mortar-cover, put scrapers, spoons, sleeves, and empty cartridge-bags into basket. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Insert the tompion. 3d. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
| chalk, attached to tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
8. tompion. From Wordnik.com. [A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes] Reference
| the tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
1st Sponger in taking out tompion. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
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