单词 | oudstryder |
释义 | oudstrydern. South African History. A veteran who fought on the side of the Boer Republics, esp. in the Boer War (1899–1902). Hence, in extended use: a veteran of any war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > ex-soldier or ex-serviceman veteran1577 old soldier1640 war veteran1906 VFW1920 Old Bill1925 oudstryder1942 1942 J. H. Grobler in Hansard (S. Afr. House of Assembly) 23 Mar. 4326 Oudstryders receive pensions because they rendered recognised services to the country in the past. 1954 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 26 Sept. 1 Many oudstryders and ex-servicemen of both World Wars will attend. 1975 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 13 Oct. 11 The uncompromising Boer oudstryder..told the Queen that he could never forgive the British for fighting against the Boers. 1982 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 30 May (Mag.) 1/5 A boy who never actually fought, but still became a PoW qualified for an oudstryder, or veteran, pension. 1993 J. Mervis in Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 16 May 20/8 A member of the AWB: an Oudstryder's hat, khaki shirt and shorts, velskoens, shotgun and a..moustache calculated to frighten the daylights out of the selectors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942 |
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