A Confederate soldier.
[Short for REBEL.]
Reb2 (rĕb)
n. Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.
[Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbî, my master. See rabbi.]
Reb
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Reb1 reb (rĕb) |
also n. Informal
A Confederate soldier.
Reb2 (rĕb)
n. Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.
A Confederate soldier.
Reb2 (rĕb)
n. Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.
| WordNet: Reb |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
Synonyms: Rebel, Johnny Reb, Johnny, grayback
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