soldiers

soldier n The gang got a full tub of "solders" / And pelted him down to his door, / His mother did not know her son / 'Till she washed him a dozen times o'er. / PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I [see 'squid' etc.] this sense for "soldier n&q...

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Summary:soldier n The gang got a full tub of "solders" / And pelted him down to his door, / His mother did not know her son / 'Till she washed him a dozen times o'er. / PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I [see 'squid' etc.] this sense for "soldier n" appears only in the definition for "old a" in DNE; citation is listed under "old a" in DNE.