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Many men are said to have 'lost their boots,' which may be a euphemism for losing their feet in explosions. Nonetheless, they limp onward 'blood-shod.' Shod here means to be fit with a shoe (like a horse). So, having no boots (and maybe missing a foot), their feet are instead covered with blood.

They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

The shedding or spilling of blood. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ. A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.