QUIZ: Can You Guess What The WWI Trench Slang Means?

Caroline Gawlik|History|10 Apr 2019

Potato Masher

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Retry Correct Incorrect The slang potato masher was used to describe German hand grenades because they looked similar to the kitchen tool. The hand grenade had a unique design and were also called stick grenades.
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Potato Masher

  • A game played in the trenches
  • A German hand grenade
  • A tool issued to cook your rations with
  • A particularly destructive shell
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