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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Scot. See

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An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; – formerly made at certain seasons in each district.

[Scot.]

Jamieson. Sir W. Scott.

wapinschaw ‎(plural wapinschaws)

(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.

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