Dumdum

dumdumnoun詞源 1

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  A soft-nosed or hollow point bullet, or a lead bullet incised on the tip with a cross, which expands on impact to cause a greater than normal wound or impact site.

  • From all accounts it was one of the fiercest fights of the campaign, conducted with great determination and conspicuous bravery. The fact that the rebel leader was an ex-Major on the Permanent Force Staff probably had not a little to do with the serious nature of the fighting, for the Loyalists were furious with him for his treachery. He also knew the seriousness of the position, and fought accordingly; though whether that justified him in permitting his men to use dum-dum bullets is a matter that only a traitor's conscience can decide. The wounds inflicted upon the Government men were frightful; practically every man on the Government side who was killed had been shot with dum-dums. Perhaps the sight of some of their comrades so mutilated had not a little to do with the heavy death-roll on the rebel side. "They shot us with soft-nosed bullets as one would shoot vermin," said one of those who took part. "And had we seen what was awaiting us after the charge there would have been no prisoners!"
  • He related to us how the savages make bullets from the heart of a very hard wood cured by a special process. These bullets are only effectual when fired from a short range, and when they lodge in the flesh they explode like dumdum bullets.

dumdumnoun詞源 2

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  An ignorant person; an idiot.

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• Dum Dum