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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
shot garland , under garland. - noun In land-batteries, an iron or wooden stand on which shot and shell are piled in order to preserve them from deterioration.
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chained_bear commented on the word shot-garland
"... both ships now completely cleared for action—everything peaceable struck down into the hold, shot-garlands filled, screens in place over the magazines, deck sanded and wet, cutlasses sharpened and ready to hand..."
--P. O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 125
March 25, 2008
yarb commented on the word shot-garland
I read this as snot-garland, because that was what I found my daughter adorned with this morning.
March 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word shot-garland
Yarb :-)
May 23, 2009