mills bomb

Mills bomb

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Definitions of mills bomb words

noun mills bomb a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg). 1
noun mills bomb a type of high-explosive hand grenade 0

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; named after Sir W. Mills (1856-1932), its English inventor

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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