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lobsterback

[lob-ster-bak]

noun (esp. during the American Revolution)

redcoat.

Nearby words

  1. lobster roll,
  2. lobster shift,
  3. lobster thermidor,
  4. lobster-claw deformity,
  5. lobster-tail helmet,
  6. lobstering,
  7. lobsterman,
  8. lobstick,
  9. lobtail,
  10. lobular

Origin of lobsterback

lobster + back1; in reference to the red color of cooked lobsters
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