Timeline for Wondering if you could help with my perception of the words "crude" & "literally" & "toss" & "over" in the context below
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| Apr 28, 2014 at 14:33 | comment | added | WendiKidd | @Jay The post was edited after my comment; the original definition it listed for "crude" was "blunt or offensive". (Of course the edit is a good thing! That's always the hope when commenting; that the post will be improved through editing. So great job, Josh! :)) | |
| Apr 28, 2014 at 13:17 | comment | added | Jay | In context "toss" here doesn't necessarily mean "thrown upwards", but just that they are thrown out of helicopters. That is, someone opens the door of the helicopter and throws the bomb out. Again, it goes back to the idea of "crude". There is not some complex launching system, they just open the door and throw the bomb out. | |
| Apr 28, 2014 at 13:15 | comment | added | Jay | Hmm, I think that IS pretty close to the definition of "crude" intended in this context. Maybe not "not skillfully made", but "not sophisticated or complex". The idea is that these are not the latest high-technology weapons, but something simple and easy to make. | |
| Apr 28, 2014 at 12:31 | history | edited | user5267 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 28, 2014 at 12:22 | history | answered | user5267 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |