doughboy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An American infantryman, especially one from World War I. US
    — The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started.
  2. A kind of flour dumpling.
  3. Frybread.

词形变化

doughboys plural

词源

From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.
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