hand-grenade

(hand’gré-nad”), n. Milit., a small spherical or cylindrical iron shell, about three inches in diameter, filled with powder, lighted by means of a fuse, and thrown by hand. Hand-grenades were much cn Abra! used in the British naval service au throughout the eighteenth century, especially in repelling attacks from boats. They are notably serviceable in the defense of works, in dealing with an enemy at close quarters, Hand-grenade of the when he cannot be covered by the isth century. (From Viollet-le-Duc's Dict. guns or by musketry on the bandu Mobilier frangais.’’) quettes. Ketchum’s hand-grenade is a small oblong percu ion-shell which is exploded by means of a plunger on striking the object against which. it is thrown. hand-grip (hand’grip), ». [ hand-grip The handle or handgrip [of a sword] will be of white shark's skin braided in gold. New York Semi-weekly Tribune, Aug. 16, 1887. 8. Close grasp or struggle: commonly in the plural. To all it seems as if the last man of France, who could have swayed these coming troubles, lay there at hand-grips with the unearthly Power. ae Carlyle, French Rey., II. iii. 7.