tompion

1 "You are sure you put the tompion in the gun?"

2 On all decks places hand-swab and chocking-quoin near the ship's side on the left side of the gun; aids 1st Sponger in taking out tompion.

3 These tompions slip in and out very handily, like covers to butter firkins.

4 Half a cupful was passed to each then, swallowed with avidity, and then Wilton sighed as he helped to secure the tompion in its place.

5 The tompions was taken out; the sponge, rammer, crows and handspikes placed in readiness, and all awaited eagerly the word for the action to begin.

6 Again he gave the order, 'Fire, starboard,' repeating, 'Tompions are in, sir,' and so on till half the broadside had been fired before the tompions had been taken out.

7 Under the wheels are two chocks; the vent-cover is on the vent, a tompion in the muzzle; a broom leans against the parapet beyond the stack of cannonballs.

8 Her sun awnings were still rigged, her torpedo-nets not out; even her fo'c'sle and quarter-deck guns were trained fore and aft, and still had their tompions in the muzzles.

9 "Do you see any tompion in that gun?" he demanded.

10 The muzzles of the great guns were stopped by tompions.

11 When the guns are to be secured without being housed the Loader and Sponger place the chocking-quoins square up against the rear part of the front trucks and put in the tompion.

12 "What did you do with that tompion after you polished it?"

13 We passed so close to her that I could distinguish the whites of his eyes, and the tompions in the muzzles of her stern-chasers protruding out of the ports belonging to the admiral's quarters.

14 Finishing his task, he turned up the tompion and sat down on it, as with chin in hands he listened to the conversation.

15 Containing fuzes, and a pair of sleeves, attached to the tompion.

16 Clear away the starboard guns, and take out the tompions.

17 These horrid tompions and their adjuncts went flying on to their decks, from which every one scampered in confusion.

18 On this occasion he began his orders thus: 'Fire, port;' then suddenly recollecting that the tompions were not removed he added, 'Tompions are in, sir.'

19 Not until October did a United States vessel again knock the tompions from her guns, and give battle to an enemy.

20 One tompion with lanyard and wad In the muzzle of the gun.

1 木栓

suber

2 塞子

plug stopper spigot stopcock stopple

3 托马斯

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