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单词 swaddy
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Definition of swaddy in English:

swaddy

nounPlural swaddies ˈswɒdi
British dated, informal

  • A private soldier.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is hard-drinking, fighting everybody from the neighbourhood gossip to the swaddies.
    • "Can't abide a swaddy," said Joe; "never could."
    • In one of his journies from Lewes, Tom picked up some swaddies.
    • Up comes a swaddy in a red cap.
    • Approaching a very handsome house, he told me an old swaddy lived there.
    Synonyms
    private soldier, common soldier

Origin

Early 19th century: from dialect swad 'soldier', perhaps of Scandinavian origin.
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