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Hi Suz,

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WAD, Wad, or wad can refer to:

* Doom WAD file, package files for the computer game Doom
* Wii WAD file, a file format used to package Virtual Console software for the Nintendo Wii
* William Addison Dwiggins, 20th century US type- and graphic designer known by his initials
* wad, any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits
* wadding, disc of material used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile or to separate powder from shot
* Ficus benghalensis or wad, also called Bengal fig, Indian fig, East Indian fig, Indian Banyan Banyan, borh
* Wad (surname)
* Wadh, a town in Balochistan
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My understanding is that 'shot its wad' means it's 'blown the whole thing', nothing more devious than that.

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