The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started.
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Doughboy
Synonyms for "doughboy" (23 found)
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6 entriesAmerican doughboyWorld War I doughboydoughboy eradoughboy helmetdoughboy nicknamedoughboy uniform
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The miser, a-seeking lost gelt, / The doughboy, awaiting the battle, / May possibly know how I felt / While the long years dragged by as the dealer / As slow as the slowest of dubs, / Stuck out the last helping of tickets / 'Till I lifted—the Bullet of Clubs!
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