handload

1 of 2

verb

transitive verb

: to load (ammunition) by hand

intransitive verb

: to handload ammunition

handloading

ˈ⸗¦⸗⸗

adjective

handload

2 of 2

noun

"

: a cartridge that has been loaded by hand

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