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woolly bear

noun

Definitions

  1. A hairy caterpillar.

  2. An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.

    • As Bourne came out, he could see shells exploding by the dump, with some shrapnel bursting, woolly-bears they called them, overhead.
    • ‘A Woolly Bear was used for demolition, and could be compared with our 5.9's. It burst on impact, made a big hole and left a tremendous cloud of black smoke.’

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