Reb
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9.9
- noun
- /rɛb/
- Archaic
:
soldado confederado
- "Don't shoot, you rebs!" one of them shouted, his northern accent sharp in Caudell's ears.
- Johnny Reb
Examples
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You're late, Reb, we took Richmond two hours ago.
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I'll need one of you... to keep a gun on these... Rebs.
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Why were you the one reb in a Union town?
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I carried that Reb to safety.
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You with the reb army?
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Kill a Johnny Reb for me.
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Rebs come in here all the time to get whiskey.
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"Son, there wasn't a Reb within thirty-five miles of us that day," Uncle Seth said.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Remember," says I, "no molesting now of preacher daddies, nor widows, nor old Rebs."
Fiction book (1992) -
During the battle, Union soldiers fought bravely against the Reb forces advancing from the south.
Synonyms
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7.8
A soldier who fought for the Southern states during the American Civil War
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8.7
A person from the southern states who fought for the side that left the United States in the Civil War
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9.9
A name for a soldier from the southern states during the American Civil War
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9.9
A small insect that lives on people and causes itching, often found on soldiers during war
A name Union soldiers used for soldiers from the Southern states during the American Civil War
Compounds
- Literature
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9.9
A name for a soldier from the southern states during the American Civil War
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reb is a short form of rebel, meaning 'someone who fights against the government', and it was a quick name Union soldiers used for Confederate fighters during the American Civil War.