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Bertha (iou) and consigne (iou)


Bertha (iou)



Bertha noun2. Army slang. E20.
[Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, owner of the Krupp steel works in Germany 1903-43.]
A German gun or mortar of large bore, used in the 1914-18 war. Freq. Big Bertha.

consigne (iou)



consigne noun. Pl. pronounced same. M19.
[French, from consigner give instructions to a sentinel.]
An order given to a sentinel; a password. rare. M19.
A left-luggage office in France. L19.