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  • What might be a bit a stretch, but

    Bivouac

    a temporary encampment with few facilities as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc verb -acs, -acking or -acked (intr) to make such an encampment

    Word Origin and History for bivouac

    n. As used with all the necessary military equipment and weapons in the world, it has no facilities. 1702, of French bivouac (17c.), ultimately from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht “night guard,” from bei-“double, additional ” + wacht “guard” (see wait (v.)). It is generally possible to define an army that stayed up on night watch as being “outdoor camp”. Original meaning is 1853. What was a common word and no origin before the Napoleonic Wars? Is Italian bivacco another word from French cuisine? As a verb, 1809, “to post troops in the night;” meaning “camp out of doors” is from 1814

    I don’t think it was ever used in double sense in English though.

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  • What might be a bit a stretch, but

    Bivouac

    a temporary encampment with few facilities as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc verb -acs, -acking or -acked (intr) to make such an encampment

    Word Origin and History for bivouac

    n. As used with all the necessary military equipment and weapons in the world, it has no facilities. 1702, of French bivouac (17c.), ultimately from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht “night guard,” from bei-“double, additional ” + wacht “guard” (see wait (v.)). It is generally possible to define an army that stayed up on night watch as being “outdoor camp”. Original meaning is 1853. What was a common word and no origin before the Napoleonic Wars? Is Italian bivacco another word from French cuisine? As a verb, 1809, “to post troops in the night;” meaning “camp out of doors” is from 1814

    I don’t think it was ever used in double sense in English though.

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  • What might be a bit a stretch, but

    Bivouac

    a temporary encampment with few facilities as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc verb -acs, -acking or -acked (intr) to make such an encampment

    Word Origin and History for bivouac

    n. As used with all the necessary military equipment and weapons in the world, it has no facilities. 1702, of French bivouac (17c.), ultimately from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht “night guard,” from bei-“double, additional ” + wacht “guard” (see wait (v.)). It is generally possible to define an army that stayed up on night watch as being “outdoor camp”. Original meaning is 1853. What was a common word and no origin before the Napoleonic Wars? Is Italian bivacco another word from French cuisine? As a verb, 1809, “to post troops in the night;” meaning “camp out of doors” is from 1814

    I don’t think it was ever used in double sense in English though.

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  • Asked on February 27, 2021 in Single word requests.

    Where do

    I get references to Humor, Wikipedia or Wikipedia? (English

    Wikipedia)? If so, how to agree to someone’s wishes in order to help improve that person’s mood/to avoid upsetting him/her?

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