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red duster

American  

noun

  1. a red ensign having the Union Jack as a canton, flown by most British merchant ships.

red duster British  

noun

  1. an informal name for the Red Ensign

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of red duster

First recorded in 1880–85

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