intrenching tool
Americannoun
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He carried all the impedimenta of a man going into the trenches, an extra jar of water, a flat loaf of bread strapped to his haversack, and an intrenching tool jingling at his belt.
From The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Every man carried with him three empty sandbags and his intrenching tool.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
When used in this fashion the wooden handle is laid aside, the pick end becomes a handle, and the intrenching tool is used in the same manner as a trowel.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
As soon as each soldier was in place he began burrowing with his intrenching tool.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Conditions may require men to work in pairs, one firing while the other uses his intrenching tool.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
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