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Quoted from DK:Powder dry? Is that Northern slang for something?
It’s from much earlier than the 1800’s. On sailing warships gunpowder was kept in barrels. Once opened they became wet and useless after a few days due to the sea. So if you were going into battle, you’d better be damned sure that you needed your powder before you busted open one of those barrels.
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