nailkeg

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Noun

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nailkeg (plural nailkegs)

  1. A keg designed to store nails.
  2. (World War I military slang) A shrapnel shell.

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References

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  • Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech‎[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 81
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