field cornet

noun

Southern African a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th centuryOften shortened to: cornet

Words nearby field cornet

field captain, field centre, field chickweed, field coil, field corn, field cornet, field cricket, field crop, field current, field day, field dependence

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Example sentences from the Web for field cornet

No wonder there was anxiety that night in the kraal of the field-cornet.
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
Our field-cornet had a proof of this as he watched the chase.
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
That is how Swartboy came to be in the service of the field-cornet.
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
The Field-Cornet promised that the guard would be doubled that night.
On Commando|Dietlof Van Warmelo

It was more than unpleasant, as the field-cornet began to perceive.
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid