langrage

 [lang-grij]  

lan·grage

   [lang-grij]
noun
a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.
Also, lan·gridge.

Origin:
1760–70; origin uncertain
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Langrage is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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langrage, langrel or langridge (ˈlæŋɡrɪdʒ, ˈlæŋɡrəl)
 
—n
shot consisting of scrap iron packed into a case, formerly used in naval warfare
 
[C18: of unknown origin]
 
langrel, langrel or langridge
 
—n
 
[C18: of unknown origin]
 
langridge, langrel or langridge
 
—n
 
[C18: of unknown origin]

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