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potato-masher noun a German fragmentation hand grenade US, 1982 Korean war usage.- He had just thrown a potato-masher grenade at the E-boat to destroy and sink her. — John Steinbeck, Once There was a War, p. 135, 1961
- [T]he North Viet, hunkered down on his heels and cowering, was holding a potato-masher grenade. — Martin Russ, Happy Hunting Ground, p. 71, 1968
- — Frank Hailey, Soldier Talk, p. 47, 1982
- We policed up a case of Chinese potato-masher grenades. They were probably World War I German Army vintage and about as effective as cherry bombs, but they made a lot of noise and at least they were something. — David H. Hackworth, About Face, p. 73, 1989
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