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Tennessee quick step

Tennessee quick step noun: dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.

Noun

Tennessee quick step (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.

Questions about Tennessee quick step

What does Tennessee quick step mean?
Tennessee quick step means dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.
What part of speech is Tennessee quick step?
Tennessee quick step is a noun.

Words near Tennessee quick step in the dictionary

  1. tennesi
  2. tenness
  3. Tennessean
  4. Tennesseans
  5. Tennessee
  6. Tennessee quick step
  7. Tennessee rifle
  8. Tennessee rifles
  9. Tennessee River
  10. Tennessee Valley Indians
  11. Tennessee warbler

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