negro powder

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perhaps from its black colour?”)

Noun

negro powder (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An explosive formerly used in mining.
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