Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of bread dough that is rolled thin and fried in deep fat.
- noun An American infantryman in World War I.
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- noun US An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
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- noun a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
- noun an American infantryman in World War I
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He is not smiling — a solemn, miniature doughboy four years before the term doughboy had passed into the common vocabulary.
Prayers To Broken Stones Simmons, Dan 1990
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When they died in late 2007 and 2008, Buckles became the last so-called doughboy - and a soft-spoken celebrity.
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When they died in late 2007 and 2008, Buckles became the last so-called doughboy - and a soft-spoken celebrity.
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Perfect Intense us. boots.com ... today (and recall his doughboy past) to know that the designer is doing something right in terms of taking care of his body.
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Announcing the Lumixyl (TM) Brightening System, a New Physician-Grade System Designed to Safely Address the Signs of Hyperpigmentation today (and recall his doughboy past) to know that the designer is doing something right in terms of taking care of his body.
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Info 101: Rosacea - things you should know today (and recall his doughboy past) to know that the designer is doing something right in terms of taking care of his body.
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HEALTH: Rehydrate with a smoothie today (and recall his doughboy past) to know that the designer is doing something right in terms of taking care of his body.
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In-store Lectures and Podcasts Provide Tips for Supporting Healthy today (and recall his doughboy past) to know that the designer is doing something right in terms of taking care of his body.
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They were short of water and short of food, "having only one cake of bread a day," or perhaps half-a-pound of "doughboy," for their
On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. John Masefield 1922
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It was caused by the snare drummer, a pugnacious young Celt, who burst in upon his comrades at eleven o'clock with a loud defiance of "doughboy" justice, and an oath that he know'd the man as shot Gleason and suspicioned Ray, and he'd have him at the gallows yet.
Marion's Faith. Charles King 1888
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