Definition for CART'RIDGE

CART'RIDGE, n. [A corruption of cartouch.]

A case of pasteboard or parchment, holding the charge of powder, or powder and ball, for a cannon, mortar, musket or pistol. The cartridges for small arms, prepared for battle, contain the powder and ball; those for cannons and mortars are made of pasteboard, or tin. Cartridges, without balls, are called blank cartridges.

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