langrage

American  

[lang-grij] / ˈlæŋ grɪdʒ /

Or langridge

noun

1. a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.

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langrage British  

/ ˈlæŋɡrɪdʒ, ˈlæŋɡrəl /

noun

1. shot consisting of scrap iron packed into a case, formerly used in naval warfare

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Etymology

Origin of langrage

First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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langrage

A bust of Napoleon was cut up, and the pieces of lead were beaten as nearly round as possible, so as to form a dozen leaden balls, and a quantity of slugs, or langrage.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by James Fenimore Cooper

If you think fit, sir, we’ll load the guns with langrage, and range the muskets along the deck; and then any spare moment when you are using the rifles I might be popping them off.”

From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout

Round shot would have danced over the water and left them comparatively safe; but in the deadly hail of langrage such escape was impossible.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 by Various

“Now’s the time for our dose of langrage, sir,” cried Needham.

From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout

That junk astern of us has just treated us to a broadside of langrage, and Chips’s opinion of the pair of them is that they are a couple of piratical craft.

From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by W. Herbert Holloway