langridge
/ˈlæŋɡrɪdʒ/
noun
- Alternative spelling of langrage; scrap metal fired from a cannon to damage sails and rigging.
- The reenactors loaded their cannon with langridge for the demonstration.
- The old manual spelled it 'langridge' instead of 'langrage'.
- Langridge was a common term in 17th-century naval documents.