Old
Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Sapper
Sapper noun - A military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications).
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Nearby Word: sapped
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- In The Good Soldier vejk, set during the World War One, sapper Vodička, an old comrade of the protagonist, is quite fond of recounting stories involving unfriendly fire in the Austro-Hungarian military.
Source: Unfriendly Fire -
Hence, the dwarven mortar team replaces the old sapper units.
Source: Demolitions Expert
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