from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or
buzzing noise, Gr. ?.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,
would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber
beneath. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired
from mortars. See {Shell}.
[1913 Webster]
3. A bomb ketch.
[1913 Webster]
{Bomb chest} (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with
gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by
its explosion.
{Bomb ketch}, {Bomb vessel} (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel,
very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be
used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar
vessel}.
{Bomb lance}, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used
in whale fishing.
{Volcanic bomb}, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.
"I noticed volcanic bombs." --Darwin.
[1913 Webster]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist,
cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.]
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a
trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
[1913 Webster]
Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A coffin. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
the thorax.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
contains.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding
gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an
engine; the wind chest of an organ.
[1913 Webster]
{Bomb chest}, See under {Bomb}.
{Chest of drawers}, a case or movable frame containing
drawers.
[1913 Webster]