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"Brass", English slang term for money, i.e. "brass in pocket"; as well as effrontery and in an alternative context, also slang for a prostitute "Brass", the metallic body of a cartridge case, usually made of brass; Horse brass, a plaque used to decorate shire horses; Monumental brass, commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches
or the hardness of brass; OED: "Hard as brass, pitiless, unfeeling.", "Having a ‘face of brass’, unblushing, impudently confident, or forward." The term brassy has been used in these senses going back to Shakespeare and long predates the association with prostitution, which is <100 years old. Abecedare 18:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
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bolt hole circle Same definition as the bolt circle diameter BHCS: button head cap screw: Like an SHCS but with a button head. BHN: Brinell hardness number: BoM or BOM: bill of materials: Also called a list of materials (LM or L/M). Overlaps a lot in concept with a parts list (PL or P/L). There is no consistently enforced distinction between an ...
The other used on gas operated firearms, usually a small hole on the barrel/gas block that is used to push back a gas piston to unlock the bolt. Gas check : A device used in some types of firearms ammunition when non- jacketed bullets are used in high pressure cartridges , to prevent the buildup of lead in the barrel and aid in accuracy.
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