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catridge (plural catridges)

  1. (dated) Pronunciation spelling of cartridge.
    • 1811, “Militia Muster”, in The Baltimore Repertory of Papers on Literary and Other Topics [] [1], volume 2, Baltimore: Joseph Robinson, page 27:
      That too would have been very handsomely done, if you had'nt handled catridge instead of shettin pan, but I suppose you want noticing.
    • 1907, Nelson Rust Gilbert, The Affair at Pine Court[2], Philadelphia: J. S. Lippincott, page 195:
      A catridge in place of the dimond! You'll sweat for that, Carr; I'll flay you alive, if only for the fun of doing it.
    • 2006 January 31, David Sherman, Dan Cragg, Starfist: Flashfire[3], Random House, →ISBN, page 217:
      You operate this one by working the slide back and forth to eject the spent ca'tridge and put another in the breach.

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