Definitions for johnny rebrɛb
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
John′ny Reb′rɛb(n.)
a Confederate soldier; Rebel.
Category: American History
Origin of Johnny Reb:
1860–65
Princeton's WordNet
Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback(noun)
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Wiktionary
Johnny Reb(ProperNoun)
A Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
Johnny Reb(ProperNoun)
The Confederacy in general
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