In world war one spades were used for digging trenches so the enemy couldn't see the people while they were planning an attack. Which is pretty clever i think because it must of taken several months just digging the vast majority of trenches so they could live and sleepwithout getting killed.
Just to add, they also used spade to kills rats in the trenches. They would usually lure them with some food, and then hit them with the spade. They didn't shoot the rats because it was a waste of ammo.
The term "in spades" is an idiomatic expression that means to a great degree or in abundance. It is often used to emphasize the intensity or extremity of a quality or characteristic. For example, saying someone has talent "in spades" suggests they have a lot of it. The origin may derive from playing cards, where spades is the highest suit, indicating superiority.
Artillery in WW1 was used in Battery or even larger formations.
Xylyl Bromide is a chemical used in a tear gas grenade. It was used against the Germans by the French in WW1.
In India they were used to load heavy things with their tusks
Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.
The best spades hand in a game of spades is having the Ace of Spades, King of Spades, Queen of Spades, Jack of Spades, and 10 of Spades. This combination is known as a "Royal Flush" in spades.
hearts,clubs,diamonds,spades
No, you cannot play Spades without any spades in the deck.
There are three spades on the standard ace of spades. One in each corner and a large one in the middle.
The highest card in a game of spades is the Ace of spades.
The different types of bags that can be used to carry spades for gardening include tote bags, tool bags, backpacks, and gardening aprons with pockets.
no they used in in ww2
In the game of spades, the highest card that leads is the Ace of spades.
In the game of Spades, "no spades in spades" means that players are not allowed to lead with a spade card until a spade has been played in a previous trick. This rule adds strategy and challenge to the game by limiting when spade cards can be played.
Return in Spades usually has 2 meanings that are similar. first Spades is a suit in the card deck and Spades are the Highest ranked suit. return in spades means the return is higher than what is put out or invested. you invest $200.00 but the return is in Spades $2000.00! however 'return in spades' usually means revenge. someone will return or pay back in spades to someone for something they did to them. let's say you sucker punch me in the face. i pay you back in spades by blasting you back in the face with a baseball bat. spades means you trump something or 'one up it' spades are always something 'higher.'
The spades were gardeners.
If you are playing spades then yeah.