jingal

Jingal, jing′gal, n. a large Chinese swivel-musket.

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The enemy kept up a continuous but ineffectual fire from the ridge, none of their jingal bullets falling anywhere near us.

The reserve companies of Gurkhas and Fusiliers were sent across from Palla in the face of very heavy jingal and rifle fire, and took cover in the houses we had occupied.

Every jingal, musket, and rifle in the jong was then loosed off in any and every direction.