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carbineer
[ kahr-buh-neer ]
noun
- (formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
carbineer
/ ˌkærəbɪˈnɪə; ˌkɑːbɪˈnɪə /
noun
- (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carbineer1
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Example Sentences
I thought so then, but the time was coming when we should not have even little Carbineer tents.
As far as our party was concerned, we five crowded into a small Carbineer's tent intended for two.
But I think the only man killed was a Carbineer, who had his throat cut by a splinter as he lay asleep in his tent.
But just one happened to drop in the Natal Carbineer lines while the horses were being groomed.
These were Lieutenant Adendorff, of Lonsdale's regiment, and a carbineer.
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