Light infantry

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Ground combat soldiers who are not mechanized, and whose role is to harass the enemy in front of the main body of infantry. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Bedbugs or fleas. archaic, countable, slang, uncountable

    "Our bed was a waterproof sheet on the bare stone-floors, and as the convent swarmed with fleas of all sizes, from the heavy dragoon down to the light infantry, there was no fear of a sentry sleeping on his post."

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"Our bed was a waterproof sheet on the bare stone-floors, and as the convent swarmed with fleas of all sizes, from the heavy dragoon down to the light infantry, there was no fear of a sentry sleeping on his post."

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