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wappenschaw (iou)



wappenschaw noun. . E16.
[formed as WEAPON + SHOW noun1; prob. orig. shortened from WAPPENSCHAWING.]
Scottish History. = WAPPENSCHAWING. E16.
A volunteer rifle-meeting. Scot. M19.
b. [translating Dutch wapenschouwing: see WAPPENSCHAWING.] A rifle-shooting competition. S. Afr. L19.