dumdum bullet
1dumdum (bullet) — or dumdum [dum′dum΄] n. 〚after Dumdum, arsenal near Calcutta (now called Kolkata), India < Hindi damdama, hill, fortification〛 a soft nosed bullet that expands when it hits, inflicting a large, jagged wound * * * …
2dumdum (bullet) — or dumdum [dum′dum΄] n. [after Dumdum, arsenal near Calcutta (now called Kolkata), India < Hindi damdama, hill, fortification] a soft nosed bullet that expands when it hits, inflicting a large, jagged wound …
3dumdum (bullet) — or dumdum [dum′dum΄] n. [after Dumdum, arsenal near Calcutta (now called Kolkata), India < Hindi damdama, hill, fortification] a soft nosed bullet that expands when it hits, inflicting a large, jagged wound …
4Dumdum bullet — Dum dum bul let (Mil.) A kind of man stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army. [Webster 1913 Suppl.… …
5dumdum bullet — 1897, named for Dum Dum arsenal in Bengal, where the British made them to use against fanatical charges by tribesmen. Outlawed by international declaration, 1899. The place name is lit. hill, mound, battery, cognate with Pers. damdama …
6dumdum bullet — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… …
7dumdum bullet — bullet that expands on impact and causes serious wounds …
8dumdum bullet — noun a soft nosed small arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound • Syn: ↑dumdum • Hypernyms: ↑bullet, ↑slug …
9dumdum — (also dumdum bullet) ► NOUN ▪ a kind of soft nosed bullet that expands on impact and inflicts laceration. ORIGIN from Dum Dum, name of a town and arsenal near Calcutta, India, where they were first produced …
10dumdum — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… …