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| Min·ié ball [ mínnee bàwl, mínnee ày bàwl ] (plural Min·ié balls) |
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conical rifle bullet: a bullet with a cone-shaped head and a hollow base that expands when fired, used in muzzle-loading rifles of the 19th century
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| [Mid-19th century. After Claude-Étienne Minié (1804-1879), French army officer] |
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