| 单词 | fighting ninth | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasFighting Ninth  e.  In colloquial designations of various regiments, qualifying the regimental number, in allusion to specific episodes in their history.  Fighting Fifteenth: the 15th Hussars;  Fighting Fifth: the Northumberland Fusiliers;  Fighting Fortieth: the Prince of Wales' Volunteers;  Fighting Ninth: the Norfolk Regiment. ΚΠ 1871    Chambers's Jrnl. 23 Dec. 802/2  				The ‘Fighting Fifth’..was distinguished by its men wearing a white plume in the cap. 1888    Nicknames in Army 32  				15th (King's) Hussars... The ‘Fighting Fifteenth’. 1890    Standard 25 Apr. 3/4  				The Northumberland Fusiliers, better known as the Fighting Fifth. 1891    J. S. Farmer Slang  				Fighting Fifth... Other nicknames were The Shiners..The Old Bold Fifth..and Lord Wellington's Body Guard. < as lemmas | 
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