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English
Etymology
From head + stamp.
Noun
headstamp (plural headstamps)
- (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 markings on the bottoms of the cartridge casings, known as headstamps, which can reveal where and when ammunition was made.
Verb
headstamp (third-person singular simple present headstamps, present participle headstamping, simple past and past participle headstamped)
- (transitive) To affix a headstamp to.
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