intrenching tool
Americannoun
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The rear-rank man next inserts an intrenching tool or a bayonet, in its scabbard, under the rear end of the tent, the front rank man pegging down the end of the guy rope.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Olin Oglesby Ellis
He was waving a handkerchief tied to the handle of his intrenching tool.
From Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army by James Norman Hall
Keep your intrenching tool free from rust, being especially careful that no rust gets into the sockets.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
Place the intrenching tool in the carrier and secure.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
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
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