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Doughboy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An American infantryman, especially one from World War I. US

    "The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started."

  2. 2
    a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of flour dumpling.
  4. 4
    an American infantryman in World War I wordnet
  5. 5
    Frybread.

Etymology

From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.

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