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noun
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To part, separate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
To divide, divide up, distribute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
To furnish with a dispart sight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From Italian dispartire and its source, Latin dispartire.
