(firearms) The metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing.

present participle of nickel

A surname originating as a patronymic.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

A finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.

A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.

(US, slang) Fifteen years.

(US, idiomatic, colloquial) Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.

(US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.

Alternative spelling of nickel and dime