Wordie: Trail: Comments

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:08:38 +0000

In glassmaking, a strand of glass, roughly circular in section, drawn out from a gather. Trailing is the process of applying trails as decoration on the body, handle, or foot of a vessel by laying or winding softened threads on it during production.

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:22:04 +0000

Cool stuff! So there must be a whole list (hint) of commands for the 18th-century Art of Blowing Up S***.

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:07:09 +0000

In an archaic military sense, the hinder end of the stock of a gun-carriage, which rests or slides on the ground when the carriage is unlimbered. When moving the gun by hand, the gun crew is ordered to lift with the command "Up trail!" (or trails) and to let the gun trail rest with the command "Down trail!"