Gammon Bomb

The Gammon bomb, officially known as the No. 82 grenade was a British hand grenade used during World War II.

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Famous quotes containing the words gammon and/or bomb:

    “A frog he would a-wooing go,
    Heigh ho! says Rowley,
    Whether his mother would let him or no.
    With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach,
    Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. A frog he would a-wooing go (l. 1–5)

    ““... There, there,
    What you complain of, all the nations share.
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    That when it gets too exquisite to bear
    Will find relief in one burst. You shall see.
    That’s what a certain bomb was sent to be.””
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)