AMMUNITION
NOUNS
1626 — PILL a bullet, shell, or in early use, a cannonball
1626 — PILLS ammunition
1911 — AMMO ammunition → colloq.
1915 — BEANS ammunition → World War I Amer. sl.
1915 — MUNITIONMENT munitions collectively
1915 — WOOLLY BEAR a type of German high-explosive shell → sl.
1916 — PIPSQUEAK a small high-velocity shell → sl.
1918 — G.I. CAN a German artillery shell in World War I → US sl.
1918 — PLONKER an explosive shell → Aust. sl.
1928 — AMBITION ammunition → Amer. sl.
1991 — DEAD MAN’S ROUNDS ammunition held pointed toward the bearer → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1888 — MUNITIONER a person responsible for guarding ammunition → obs.
1915 — MUNITIONETTE a young female worker in a munitions factory, esp. during the First World War (1915-18) → UK colloq.
1916 — MUNITIONEER a maker or supplier of ammunition; a worker in a munitions factor
1980 — AMMO-HUMPER an ammunition storage specialist → US military usage
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