wappenshaw

wappenshaw
wap•pen•shaw
[[t]ˈwɒp ənˌʃɔ, ˈwæp-[/t]] also wap′pen•shaw`ing n.
mil a periodic review of troops formerly held in Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were loyal and properly armed
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Etymology: 1495–1505; short for wappenshawing (Scots) =wappen (OE wǣpna, gen. pl. of wǣp(e) n weapon) +shawing showing (see show, -ing I); cf. D wapenschouwing

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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