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Parties were instantly detailed to fill water-bottles and fantasses, iron tanks.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Bennet Burleigh
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The water in the fantasses and bottles was hot and scarce.
The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919
pattersd commented on the word fantasses
I have only seen this word in The River War by Winston S. Churchill. An Australian website devoted to slang used by ANZAC troops at Gallipolli defines fantasses as ten-gallon water containers that are used in pairs and hung over mules or camels. This perfectly fits Churchill's context.
I have not found the word in any online dictionary or encyclopedia. I expect that it probably is to be found in the OED, but $295/year for an online subscription is a bit steep, even if it is the world's best dictionary.
December 18, 2009
reesetee commented on the word fantasses
It's not listed in the OED online, for what it's worth. :-)
Also, am I the only one who first read "fat asses" instead of fantasses?
December 19, 2009