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red bands

red bands is the plural of red band.

Meaning of red band

Noun

red band (plural red bands)

  1. (UK) A trusty; a trusted prisoner given special privileges.
    • It was an extension of the American Trusty system, as was the appointment of other selected prisoners to be 'Red Bands'.1967, Harley Cronin, The Screw Turns, page 51

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Questions about red bands

What is red bands the plural of?
Red bands is the plural of red band.

Words near red bands in the dictionary

  1. red balls
  2. red banana
  3. red bananas
  4. red band
  5. red bandfish
  6. red bands
  7. red baneberry
  8. Red Bank
  9. red banner
  10. red banners
  11. Red Baron

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