catridge

English

Alternative forms

• ca'tridge

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkatɹɪd͡ʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkætɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

catridge (plural catridges)

1. (dated) Pronunciation spelling of cartridge.
   • 1811, “Militia Muster”, in The Baltimore Repertory of Papers on Literary and Other Topics […] ‎^[1], volume 2, Baltimore: Joseph Robinson, page 27:

     That too would have been very handsomely done, if you had'nt handled catridge instead of shettin pan, but I suppose you want noticing.

   • 1907, Nelson Rust Gilbert, The Affair at Pine Court‎^[2], Philadelphia: J. S. Lippincott, page 195:

     A catridge in place of the dimond! You'll sweat for that, Carr; I'll flay you alive, if only for the fun of doing it.

   • 2006 January 31, David Sherman, Dan Cragg, Starfist: Flashfire‎^[3], Random House, →ISBN, page 217:

     You operate this one by working the slide back and forth to eject the spent ca'tridge and put another in the breach.

See also

• patridge