English

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Etymology

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From head +‎ stamp.

Noun

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headstamp (plural headstamps)

  1. (military, firearms) The identification marking on the base (bottom) of a cartridge casing.
    • 2009 Chivers, C.J. (The New York Times), Is U.S. Ammo going to Taliban?; run in Austin American-Statesman, May 20, 2009, p A-1:
      • Photographs were taken of the weapons' serial numbers and [of the] markings on the bottoms of the cartridge casings, known as headstamps, which can reveal where and when ammunition was made.
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Verb

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headstamp (third-person singular simple present headstamps, present participle headstamping, simple past and past participle headstamped)

  1. (transitive) To affix a headstamp to.

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