Blackshirt
Britishnoun
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The Blackshirt, 19 August 1933, 19 October 1934.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2017
Returning starters: 8 offense, 7 defense Nebraska's Blackshirt defense lost two of its best in linebacker Lavonte David and Alfonzo Dennard, voted the league's best cornerback.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2012
The ninth-ranked Cornhuskers shut down Kirk Cousins and Michigan State on Saturday with a dominating performance that would have made any Blackshirt of the past proud.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2011
Of his few friends and cronies, the majority were Blackshirt activists such as the odious "Fruity" Metcalfe.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2011
Mother Was a Blackshirt will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 4 January at 1100 GMT.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2010
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