mudcap

1 of 2

noun

: a blasting method in which explosive is placed on the surface of a rock fragment and covered with mud or clay

called also adobe

mudcap

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to blast by the mudcap process

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mud entry 1 + cap

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