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

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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

Grasping them all, I rolled them up with a pen-knife and pencil-case, and some small coin, and rammed them all down into the two barrels together—a regular charge of langrage.

From My First Voyage to Southern Seas by Alfred Pearse

“Only two; Spearling has lost his thumb with a piece of langrage, and James has a bad wound in the thigh.”

From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat

The two other boats boarded on the starboard side, amid a hot fire of langrage of all sorts poured down upon them.

From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout

A langrage shot, consisting of bits of iron, bullets, nails, and other matters, got together in haste for a sudden emergency.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

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