caporal
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of caporal1
1840–50; short for French tabac du caporal tobacco of the corporal 2
Origin of caporal2
1590–1600; < Spanish: chief, manager < Italian; see corporal 2
Example Sentences
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A few were honored with a clip by the artist hand of the petit caporal of our Engineer Company.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
They were heroes, nevertheless; and, I suppose, une fois caporal, toujours caporal.
From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 by Cooper, Susan Fenimore
Only they do not look like it always, carelessly chatting behind their modest glasses of beer, often from amid the clouds of incense floating from cheap cigars, or the equally economic caporal tobacco.
From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus
And he took a caporal from the packet before him and slowly lit it.
From The White Lie by Le Queux, William
With arms folded and head bent, he looked more le gros caporal than ever.
From Angelot A Story of the First Empire by Price, Eleanor C. (Eleanor Catherine)
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