Rough Riders

plural noun

the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.

Words nearby Rough Riders

roughneck, rough out, rough passage, rough puff pastry, roughrider, Rough Riders, rough-sawn, roughshod, rough sleeper, rough spin, rough-spoken

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Example sentences from the Web for Rough Riders

He had beaten off all the rough-riders, grooms, and jockeys in that part of the country.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435|Various
The rough-riders had all tried him, but could make nothing of him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848|Various
Most of them are in blue, but our rough-riders are in brown.
Letters to His Children|Theodore Roosevelt
Kazak fabrics are usually the sleeping-blankets of the Kazak (Cossack) rough-riders.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

For my part I ask nothing better than to let fly my rough-riders at the Swedes, and let any one else hew down the Saxons!
The Mercenary|W. J. Eccott

Cultural definitions for Rough Riders

Rough Riders

The nickname of a volunteer group of cavalry led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. They were famous for a victorious charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.

单词	rough riders
释义	Rough Riders plural noun the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War. Words nearby Rough Riders roughneck, rough out, rough passage, rough puff pastry, roughrider, Rough Riders, rough-sawn, roughshod, rough sleeper, rough spin, rough-spoken Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Rough Riders He had beaten off all the rough-riders, grooms, and jockeys in that part of the country. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435\|Various The rough-riders had all tried him, but could make nothing of him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848\|Various Most of them are in blue, but our rough-riders are in brown. Letters to His Children\|Theodore Roosevelt Kazak fabrics are usually the sleeping-blankets of the Kazak (Cossack) rough-riders. Commercial Geography\|Jacques W. Redway For my part I ask nothing better than to let fly my rough-riders at the Swedes, and let any one else hew down the Saxons! The Mercenary\|W. J. Eccott Cultural definitions for Rough Riders Rough Riders The nickname of a volunteer group of cavalry led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. They were famous for a victorious charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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