Budge barrel
| (Mil.) | a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service. |
See also: Budge
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.