English Dictionary

food for powder

名詞

古風 活用形 不可算名詞

Dated form of cannon fodder.

日本語の意味

古い表現で、戦争において無駄に使い捨てられる兵士、すなわち“消耗兵”を指す意味。

In the chronicles, young recruits were often described as food for powder, sent to the front lines with little hope of survival.

年代記では、若い志願兵たちはしばしば捨て駒と呼ばれ、生き残る望みもほとんどなく前線に送られた。

意味（1）

Dated form of cannon fodder.

Tut, tut, good enough to toſſe: foode for Powder, foode for Powder: they'll fill a Pit, as well as better: tuſh man, mortall men, mortall men.