DUMDUM


Meaning of DUMDUM in English

(also ~ bullet )

■ noun a kind of soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact and inflicts laceration.

Origin

C19: from Dum Dum , a town and arsenal near Calcutta, India, where they were first produced.

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