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debarri | 13:42 Sat 18th Sep 2010 | Crosswords
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13 down I understand the wordplay, but no the definition - 'sword-holders'. Why are frogs sword holders?
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Frogging is the strapping used militarily to hand the scabbard and suchlike
frogs are bayonet holders attached to the belt
When I was a soldier the part of the webbing which held the bayonet was a frog. I assume this is the connection.
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Thanks everyone. I just googled 'frogs sword-holder' and the answer became clear, although I don't think a bayonet is a sword, is it?
I did explain that this was a connection, since modern soldiers don't go to war carrying swords. The bayonet is an attachment which turns a rifle into a sword.

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