corporal
adjective
corporalship
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a word derived from
corporal.
Example Sentences
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The rations; or any furtherance of promotion to corporalship, lance-corporalship, or due cato'-nine tails, with the slightest reference to thy deserts, were not provided.
From Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle
"Sorry, but I'm afraid you are not cut out for a corporalship," came from Tom.
From The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island by Edward Stratemeyer
The unlawful corporal was again hailed to justice, his corporalship seeming more valueless than ever, and to give him a lesson we bought the bread for three dinars, for it was worth it.
From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Cora Gordon
He was thinking of an imaginary examination for the corporalship, which he would pass, of course.
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
"It would help me to stay in good with him," He had a minute's worry about his corporalship.
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
