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noun
Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the payroll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A dead soldier whose pay is illicitly claimed by another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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