Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.
- noun A Confederate soldier.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
Rebel , applied especially by the Unionists to the Confederates in the Civil War in the United States: often personified as Johnnie Reb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Shortened form of
Rebecca .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Casca 27 will come out in 2008 - its going to be the second part of the 2-parter Civil War story that Johnny Reb is the start of.
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When dey brung de young good lookin 'Reb up ter de redheaded Gen'l he sez' What you name Reb? '
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After he kills the triceratops, Reb bellows (or, rather, the guy dubbing Reb), "Yaaaaaaaaaugh!"
The Rebel Yell 2010
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Rebaudioside A, also known as Reb A and rebiana, is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the stevia leaf.
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Rebaudioside A, also known as Reb A and rebiana, is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the stevia leaf.
FoodNavigator RSS 2009
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Senomyx has also commenced activities to discover enhancers of Rebaudioside-A (also known as Reb-A or rebiana), a natural sweetener derived from the stevia plant that is often associated with off-tastes and a lingering aftertaste.
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Rebaudioside A, also known as Reb A and rebiana, is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the stevia leaf.
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Rebaudioside-A ingredients, the zero-calorie, high intensity sweetener derived from the stevia leaf, also known as Reb-A or rebiana.
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"Reb" Zelig, nor to prefix to his name the American equivalent -- "Mr."
The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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Berrel had got the little collecting box of "Reb" Mayer the "Wonder-worker," into which his mother threw a "_kopek_," sometimes two, every Friday, before lighting the
Jewish Children 1859-1916 Sholem Aleichem 1887
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