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light bob

light bob noun: a soldier of the light infantry.

Noun

light bob (plural light bobs)

  1. (informal) A soldier of the light infantry.
    • Mr. Stubble, as may be supposed from his size and slenderness, was of the Light Bobs. Ensign Spooney, on the contrary, was a tall youth, and belonged to (Captain Dobbin's) the Grenadier Company […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Forms of light bob

plurallight bobs

Questions about light bob

What does light bob mean?
Light bob means a soldier of the light infantry.
What part of speech is light bob?
Light bob is a noun.
What is the plural of light bob?
The plural of light bob is light bobs.

Words near light bob in the dictionary

  1. light barrier
  2. light bill
  3. light bills
  4. light blue
  5. light blues
  6. light bob
  7. light bobs
  8. light box
  9. light boxes
  10. light bread
  11. light breads

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