krupp : Idioms & Phrases

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alfred krupp

  • noun German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887)
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friedrich krupp

  • noun German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826)
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krupp gun

Krupp" gun"
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  1. . A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid. Knight.
Webster 1913