| 单词 | bloodyback |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbloodyback bloodyback n. chiefly U.S. slang derogatory a British soldier (now historical); cf. bloody-backed adj., lobster n.1 3a, redcoat n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > British redcoatc1605 lobster?1643 bloodyback1770 Blue Flint1827 rooibaadjie1848 choom1916 pongo1942 1770 Mass. Gaz. Extraord. 21 June 2/2 You Rascals, you bloody Backs, you Lobster Scoundrels; fire if you dare. 1836 Naval Mag. July 370 There were many riflemen and sharp shooters..by whom, we doubt not, that many a ‘bloody back’..and many a Hessian were laid low. 1899 Bookman Mar. 40/2 Folks think he's a bloodyback who's took French leave. 1997 R. M. Ketchum Saratoga (1999) viii. 149 They aimed at the crossed white belts on the bloodybacks' chests. < as lemmas |
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