nickelling

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noun

The metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nickel
nounnickelling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableengineeringThe metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing.

    Further trials were carried out to establish their accuracy life and whether they developed any tendency to nickelling under Service conditions.

    1962, Edmund George Barton Reynolds, The Lee-Enfield Rifle, page 158
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APA

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MLA

“nickelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nickelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickelling.

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