wapinschaw
/ˈwɑpɪnʃɔː/
wapinschaw noun: an exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
Noun
wapinschaw (plural wapinschaws)
- An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
- The sheriff of the county of Lanark was holding the wappen-schaw of a wild district, called the Upper Ward of Clydesdale, on a haugh, or level plain, near to a royal borough, […]1816, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter II, in Tales of My Landlord, […], volume II (Old Mortality), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for William Blackwood, […]...
- A volunteer meeting or shooting competition inspired by this traditional exhibition of weapons.
Forms of wapinschaw
| plural | wapinschaws |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wapenshaw |
| alternative form | wapinshaw |
| alternative form | weapon-schaw |
| alternative form | weaponshaw |
| alternative form | weaponshow |
Origin of wapinschaw
From Scots [Term?], ultimately from Old English. See weapon and show.
Questions about wapinschaw
- What does wapinschaw mean?
- Wapinschaw means an exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
- What part of speech is wapinschaw?
- Wapinschaw is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wapinschaw?
- Wapinschaw is pronounced /ˈwɑpɪnʃɔː/.
- What is the plural of wapinschaw?
- The plural of wapinschaw is wapinschaws.
Words near wapinschaw in the dictionary
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