单词 | wappenshaw |
释义 | wappenshaw[ wop-uhn-shaw, wap- ] / ˈwɒp ənˌʃɔ, ˈwæp- / nouna 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. Often wap·pen·shaw·ing . Origin of wappenshaw1495–1505; short for wappenshawing (Scots), equivalent to wappen (Old English wǣpna, genitive plural of wǣp(e)nweapon) + shawing showing (see show, -ing1); compare Dutch wapenschouwing Words nearby wappenshawwany, wap, wapatoo, wapentake, wapiti, wappenshaw, wapperjaw, Wapsipinicon, war, waragi, War and Peace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wappenshawwappenshaw / (ˈwæpənʃɔː, ˈwɒp-) / noun(formerly) a muster of men in a particular area in Scotland to show that they were properly armed Word Origin for wappenshawC16: from Northern English wapen, from Old Norse vápn weapon + schaw show Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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