Mametz Wood

Mametz Wood Glossary

plough

(noun) a tool used by farmers to turn over soil in preparation to plant seeds

chit

1. (noun) short official note specifying an owed amount of money

2. (verb) to cause a potato to sprout before it is planted

relic

1. (noun) object surviving from an earlier time, particularly one of historical, cultural, and/or sentimental interest

2. (noun) in a religious context: a saint's mortal remains or possessions used as evidence of their holiness

flint

(noun) a hard gray rock

sentinel

(noun) a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.

macabre

(adjective) gruesome and disturbing; pertaining to or representing death

socketed

(adjective) for a socket (opening or cavity) to have been made

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