Gunsmith. A maker of small-arms; one whose occupation is to make or repair small fire-arms; an armorer.
Gunsmithery. The business of a gunsmith; the art of making small fire-arms.
Gunster. A gunner. This term is now rare.
Gunstick. A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod. This term is now rare.
Gunstock. The stock or wood in which the barrel of a gun is fixed.
Gunstone. A stone used for the shot of cannon. Before the invention of iron balls, stones were used for shot, but are now altogether superseded.
Gunter’s Chain (from Edmund Gunter, the inventor). The chain commonly used by military engineers for measuring land. It is 4 rods, or 66 feet long, and is divided into 100 links.
Gunter’s Line. A logarithmic line on Gunter’s scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers;—called also line of lines, and line of numbers; also a sliding scale corresponding to logarithms, for performing these operations by inspection, without dividers;—called also Gunter’s sliding rule. This is used by military engineers.
Gunter’s Scales. A wooden rule 2 feet long, on one side of which are marked scales of equal parts, of chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other side, of logarithms of these various parts, by means of which many problems in surveying and navigation may be solved mechanically, by the aid of the dividers alone. This instrument is used by military engineers.
Gurges, or Gorges. A charge in heraldry meant to represent a whirlpool. It takes up the whole field, and when borne proper is azure and argent.