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  1. cap-and-ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. cap and ball: Wiktionary
  3. Cap and ball: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (cap and ball)

noun:  An early loading system for handguns where the percussion cap, powder, and bullet were separate components loaded individually into the gun. Typically used in early to mid 1800s.

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