GUNPOWDER
NOUNS
1579 ► PYROTECHNY the manufacture and use of gunpowder for military purposes, as in the making of bombs, mines, ammunition, rockets, etc.
1607 ► SULPHUR thunder and lightning, a discharge of gunpowder, etc. → obs.
1830 ► DAVY’S DUST gunpowder → UK criminals’ sl.
1898 ► BLACK-JACK gunpowder → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1670 ► PYROTECHNIST orig. a person skilled in the use of fire in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.; a chemist; later, a person employed or skilled in the use of gunpowder, explosives, or fireworks
1731 ► PYROTECHNIAN a person employed or skilled in the use of gunpowder, explosives, or fireworks, either for military purposes or for display
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