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Old Name For A British Soldier

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noun

• British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)

27%11Soldier who shared a tent with another soldier in Ancient Rome
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27%8 Traditional name for British public-house, after a figure of a sailor or soldier, usually black, used as a sign
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• a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy'

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