wed hook

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wed hook - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wad \Wad\, n. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vadd wadding,
     Dan vat, D. & G. watte. Cf. Wadmol.]
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     1. A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.
        --Holland.
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     2. Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible
        material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope
        yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or
        for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish
        or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a
        dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
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     3. A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance,
        used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture,
        padding a garment, etc.
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     Wed hook, a rod with a screw or hook at the end, used for
        removing the wad from a gun.
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