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Archibald slang.|ˈɑːtʃɪbɔːld|
[f. the proper name.]
= Archie.
1915Sphere 20 Mar. 304/1 They laugh at the ‘Archibalds’ which fling destruction at them whenever they come within range. 1916H. G. Wells Mr. Britling ii. iv. 334 Our anti-aircraft guns were having a go at it. Then, as suddenly, Archibald stopped. 1917G. B. Shaw in New Republic 6 Jan. 271/2 He must have been flying at a speed of nearly a hundred miles an hour, perhaps 12,000 feet up (to avoid Archibalds). 1917G. S. Gordon Let. 12 Mar. (1943) 72 Our Archibalds are peppering a Boche aeroplane. |