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6. calketrappe n.
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Mil. A device with sharp iron spikes set on the ground to cripple the feet of an advancing enemy; similar device used against trespassers, etc.; fig. a spiritual trap or pitfall.
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7. cōordinārie n.
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Mil. A commander of subordinate rank.
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10. enkernelen v.
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Mil. To provide (the walls of a stronghold) with battlements; to crenelate.
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19. scarmuch(e n.
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scarmuche
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Mil. An engagement between small bodies of soldiers, a skirmish; a battle; an encounter between besieging and besieged forces; also, the manner of fighting characteristic of a skirmish.
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26. trī̆angulāre adj.
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Three-sided, triangular in shape, trigonal; also, as noun: mil. a triangle-shaped formation of troops.
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32. vīne-yē̆rd n.
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vineyerd
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(a) A vineyard; also, a pictorial representation of a vineyard [quot. a1398]; vine-yerd of plesire, ?a vineyard designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes; vine-yerd silver, a customary rent paid……
33. vintenārīe n.
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Mil. A commander of twenty soldiers.
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