battle rattle

battle rattle
 n.— «At 0001 hrs today we started to wear our “battle rattle,” or as it’s more affectionately known, our crap.» —“Spinning up” by Oneguy in Iraq MREater (Boise, Idaho) Oct. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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