1) Military terminology
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A wapenshaw (from the Old English for `weapon show`) was originally a gathering and review of troops formerly held in every district in Scotland. The object was to satisfy the military chiefs that the arms of their retainers were in good condition and that the men were properly trained in their use. The term is still occasionally used in the Uni.....
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapenshaw
periodic gathering to evaluate readiness of men for combat
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http://phrontistery.info/w.html
Wapenshaws were a Scottish military meeting or review, especially stringent and compulsory under the Stuarts, when the lieges were compelled to collect themselves, at certain times and within certain specified areas, to 'show their weapons' of military defence, and prove that they were fit - according to their rank - to take the field at a moments ...
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http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FW.HTM
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