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Dominie
Dominie Dom"i*nie, n. [L. dominus master. See Don, Dame.] 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.] This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A clergyman. See Domine, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
Minie rifle
Minie rifle Min"ie ri"fle A rifle adapted to minie balls.

Meaning of Minie from wikipedia

- The Minié ball, or Minie ball, is a type of hollow-based bullet designed by Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the French Minié rifle, for muzzle-loading...
- The Minié rifle was an important infantry rifle of the mid-19th century. A version was adopted in 1849 following the invention of the Minié ball in 1847...
- Minié or Minie may refer to: Claude-Étienne Minié (1804-1879), French Army officer and weapons designer Minié rifle, designed by Claude-Étienne Minié...
- that Atlanta children were heard reciting this version: Eenie, meenie, minie, moe, Catch the emperor by his toe. If he hollers make him say: "I surrender...
- famous was the Minié system, invented by French Army Captain Claude-Étienne Minié, which relied on a conical bullet (known as a Minié ball) with a hollow...
- the Minié ball in 1846, and the Minié rifle in 1849. He succeeded the pioneering work of Henri-Gustave Delvigne and Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin. Minié served...
- it was difficult to clean. The soft lead Minié ball was first introduced in 1847 by Claude-Étienne Minié, a captain in the French Army. It was another...
- (simply called rifles in modern terminology) using the Minié ball (invented by Claude-Étienne Minié in 1849) became common. The development of breech-loading...
- fouling was solved by the Minié ball, which was invented in 1846 by French inventor Claude-Étienne Minié. Despite its name, the Minié ball was not a round...
- Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian who...