Ball
Ball noun - A usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm.
Usage example: found a cache of musket balls while excavating the old fort
Cap
Cap noun - A small mass containing medicine to be taken orally.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The Metropolis (While backward in many respects) has probably gotten rid of cap and ball by now.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales: Josey packs no fewer than four cap and ball revolvers about his person and uses them in pairs either mounted or on foot.
Source: Guns Akimbo -
Revolvers Are Just Better: Justified since the ball and cap revolver was state-of-the art for the time.
Source: Series / Copper
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Cap or Ball. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/cap.
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