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headstamp

noun

Etymology

From head + stamp.

  1. derived from *stampōną✻
  2. derived from *stampōn✻
  3. derived from *stampōn✻
  4. derived from stampen — “to crush, pestle”
  5. compounded as headstamp — “head + stamp”

Definitions

  1. The identification marking on the base (bottom) of a cartridge casing.

    • 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.

  2. To affix a headstamp to.

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