- wappenshawing
- wappˈenshawing, etc nounAn older form, from which wappenshaw is a back-formation• • •Main Entry: ↑wappenshaw
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wappenshawing
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wappenshaw — /wop euhn shaw , wap /, n. a periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms, formerly held in certain districts of Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were properly armed and faithful to the local lord or chieftain. Also … Universalium
wappenshaw — /wop euhn shaw , wap /, n. a periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms, formerly held in certain districts of Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were properly armed and faithful to the local lord or chieftain. Also … Useful english dictionary
wappenshaw — wap•pen•shaw [[t]ˈwɒp ənˌʃɔ, ˈwæp [/t]] also wap′pen•shaw ing n. mil a periodic review of troops formerly held in Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were loyal and properly armed • Etymology: 1495–1505; short for wappenshawing… … From formal English to slang
