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noun
An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A kind of flour dumpling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Frybread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: friedcake
noun
an American infantryman in World War I
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: infantryman, marcher, foot soldier, footslogger
History
From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
