a making of coins by stamping; the act or process of minting money; mintage.

sodium borate, a white, anhydrous, crystalline salt with an alkaline taste, used as a flux in soldering metals and in the manufacture of glass, enamel, artificial gems, soaps, antiseptics, etc.; borax.

a kind of percussion instrument.

a young boy or girl.

a military projectile used in ancient warfare to hurl heavy objects against the defensive wall of the fortified place of one's enemy.

(collectively) spearlike weapons kept at the bastion of a fort.

a projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range; a bastion.

a tall post at the bastion.

a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached; a spear.

a military projectile used in ancient warfare to hurl heavy objects against the defensive wall of the fortified place of one's enemy.

(collectively) spearlike weapons kept at the bastion of a fort.

a projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range; a bastion.

a tall post at the bastion.

a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached; a spear.