food for powder
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As one way of turning pirates to some useful account, these forgiven rogues were promptly drafted into the royal navy as able seamen, and doubtless made excellent food for powder.
From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
I became morose, savage, a mere creature of discipline, food for powder.
From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.
Nobody couldn’t make nothing o’ him but a drill-serjeant, and he won’t try, because Pete’s too ugly and okkard even to be food for powder and shot.”
From The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam by Fenn, George Manville
"Your soldier, ostensibly a heroic and patriotic defender of his country, is really an unfortunate man driven by destitution to offer himself as food for powder for the sake of regular rations, shelter, and clothing."
From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis
As for the few common soldiers taken, they gave him little uneasiness,—as Sir John has it, they were "mortal men, and food for powder;" but there was a staff-officer among them, aiguilletted and epauletted.
From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Lever, Charles James
