trenchoscopen.
/ˈtrɛn(t)ʃəskəʊp/, U.S. /ˈtrɛn(t)ʃəˌskoʊp/ Now historical.
= trench periscope n. at trench n. Compounds 2. Cf. slightly later trenchscope n.Chiefly with reference to a model of trench periscope manufactured by Adams & Co. (a London manufacturer of photographic apparatus) in 1915.
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1915 Times 3 Feb. 4/1 (advt.) The Adams trenchoscope. Supplied to War Office. Only perfected, practical Trench Periscope.
1918 E. Crawshay-Williams Leaves from Officer's Notebk. 15 Day after day the Battery office was piled with his parcels. Canvas boots, prismatic compasses, cap-covers, waterproofs, special socks, waders, waterproof breeches, trenchoscopes, [etc.].
1930 V. Bartlett Unknown Soldier ii. iii. 160 There were various snipers' plates which looked nowhere in particular, and a ‘trenchoscope’ which had been disabled by two bullets.
2010 J. Lewis-Stempel Six Weeks iv. 107 A convoluted tall box of mirrors, the Trenchoscope cost 10s 6d. A right-angled mirror with a clip that attached to the bayonet was the cheaper alternative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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