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Redcoat   /rˈɛdkˌoʊt/   Listen
Redcoat

noun
1.
British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution).  Synonym: lobsterback.





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"Redcoat" Quotes from Famous Books



... exciting news. "This forenoon one of the 'bloody backs' was down by your father's ropewalk,[D] and got into a little trouble with one of the workmen. Nothing would do but that they must fight it out, and the redcoat ...
— Under the Liberty Tree - A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' • James Otis
... plan of attack, to judge from all military rules, should have been successful. First, the redcoat regulars were to land upon Long Island, lying to the north, and wade across the inlet which separates it from Sullivan's Island. Then, after the war ships had silenced the guns in the fort, the land troops were to storm the position, and thus leave the channel clear for the combined forces to sail ...
— Hero Stories from American History - For Elementary Schools • Albert F. Blaisdell


Words linked to "Redcoat" :   soldier, lobsterback


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