wad hook

noun

two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

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spiral wormgun wormpacking wormwad coil
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Meanings

nounwad hook (plural wad hooks)

plural wad hooks · alternative wad-hook · alternative wadhook

  1. two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

    Synonyms: spiral worm, gun worm, packing worm, wad coil

Synonyms & antonyms

nountwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

Similar
spiral wormgun wormpacking wormwad coil
Also see
gun worm

Translations

Finnish pesuri
  • pesuritwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
French tirebourre, tire-bourre
  • tirebourretwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • tire-bourretwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • tireballetwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • tire-balletwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
German Kugelzieher, Krätzer
  • Kugelziehertwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • Krätzertwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • Flintenkrätzertwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • Schussziehertwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • Dammziehertwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
Italian cavastracci
  • cavastraccitwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
Latin virga hāmāta
  • virga hāmātatwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
Polish kulociąg, grajcar
  • kulociągtwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
  • grajcartwo spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
Russian пыжо́вник
  • пыжо́вник (pyžóvnik)two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm
Cite this entry
APA

wad hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wad%20hook

MLA

“wad hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wad%20hook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wad hook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wad%20hook.

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