Defn: To separate, to open; to cleave.
DISPART
Dis*part", n.
1. (Gun.)
Defn: The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which is in a plane passing through the axis of the gun, always makes a small angle with the axis. Eng. Cys.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; — called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight.
DISPART
Dis*part", v. t.
1. (Gun.)
Defn: To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart his piece. Lucar.
2. (Gun.)