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Big Bertha
noun
, Informal.
- a large, long-range German cannon used during World War I.
Big Bertha
noun
- any of three large German guns of World War I used to bombard Paris
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Big Bertha1
C20: approximate translation of German dicke Bertha : fat Bertha; named after Bertha Krupp, at whose works in Essen a very effective 42 cm mortar was made
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Example Sentences
To-morrow, Im going to see Big Bertha, and get him to let me run the camp for a while, sos you can take a trip.
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I said to myself, "I am going to forget Big Bertha and put my mind on the children's treat—hot buttered toast for breakfast."
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Even if Big Bertha started up again, we were as safe from shells in our own home as anywhere else.
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When Tom came back, he reported that it was all right, Big Bertha had not kicked at all.
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