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Powder hoy
Powder Pow"der, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. Polverine, Pulverize.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder. Atlas powder, Baking powder, etc. See under Atlas, Baking, etc. Powder down (Zo["o]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. Powder-down feather (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. Powder-down patch (Zo["o]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. Powder hose, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2. Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine. Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. Powder post. See Dry rot, under Dry. Powder puff. See Puff, n.

Meaning of Powder hoy from wikipedia

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- Alejandra Rodríguez (2011-10-14). "Receta de HOY: Salprieta Manabita" [HOY Recipe: Salprieta Manabita] (in Spanish). HOY. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28...
- Laboratory, citing the distance that had to be covered each day by the powder hoys that supplied the Laboratory with gunpowder from Keyham. By 1834 the...
- these ingredients are toasted or dry-roasted, then ground into a fine powder. The powder is then mixed with water or milk, topped with ground cinnamon and...
- Straumr refers to the strong tides that rip past the Point of Ness through Hoy Sound to the south of the town. Nes means "headland". Stromness thus means...
- Powder (Spanish: Polvo) is a 2019 Mexican crime comedy-drama film directed and starred by José María Yazpik (in his directorial debut) and written by Yazpik...
- Thinking it was perhaps a type of gunpowder, he tried to light it, but the powder would not ignite. The exact mechanism by which the blue light was generated...
- Madrid: Temas de hoy. p. 165. ISBN 9788484600046. Vinader, Xavier (1999). Operación Lobo: Memorias de un infiltrado en ETA. Madrid: Temas de hoy. p. 122. ****van...
- with an eighth announced: The first HMS Bulldog (1794) was a small 4-gun hoy bought in March 1794 and sold later at Jersey in the same year. The second...
- dirt include: Debris: scattered pieces of waste or remains Dust: a general powder of organic or mineral matter Filth: foul matter such as excrement Grime:...