sliding bar shot. A projectile similar to a bar shot. A sliding bar shot has two interlocked bars that extend almost double the length of a bar shot, thereby increasing the potential damage to a ship’s rigging and sails.
spike [a gun]. To destroy a cannon by hammering a long spike into the touch hole or vent, thereby rendering it useless.
spontoon. A type of half-pike or halberd carried by infantry officers in the eighteenth century (from about 1740).
stand of arms. A complete set of arms (musket, bayonet, cartridge box, and belt) for one soldier.
star shot. A kind of chain shot.
Tory. A Loyalist, also called Refugee and Cow-Boy. The Whigs usually used the term in a derogatory manner.
trunnions. Two pieces of metal sticking out of the sides of an artillery piece. They serve to hold the artillery piece on the carriage and allow it to be raised or lowered. The trunnions are generally as long as the diameter of the cannonball and have the same diameter.
Whig. Somebody who supported independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution. The name comes from the British liberal political party that favored reforms and opposed many of the policies of the king and Parliament related to the American War for Independence.
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