Old Contemptibles
pl n
the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
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Word Origin for Old Contemptibles
so named from the Kaiser's alleged reference to them as a ``contemptible little army''
Words nearby Old Contemptibles
old chestnut, old chum, Old Church Slavonic, old clothes man, Old Comedy, Old Contemptibles, old country, old covenant, Old Danish, Old Dart, Old Delhi
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