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- noun A Confederate soldier.
- noun Shortened form of
Rebbe . - noun An honorific used by traditional
Jews .
Etymologies
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Examples
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South Carolina, the most "reb" of the rebel states (remember the Nullification Act?) has the distinction of unruly behavior in legislatures.
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The rebels nearly captured Sergeant King, who, as he sprang and caught a "reb," fell over an embankment.
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33D United States Colored Troops Late 1st S.C. Volunteers 1902
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The alleged aristocratic superiority of a 'reb' ought to be visible to him at once.
Options O. Henry 1886
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To this day no Southerner uses it except by way of quotation, as in Rebellion Record, and even in the North it was only by degrees that "reb" replaced "secesh."
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Mr.Wm. Burgess, formerly Captain of an ambulance corps, had a fight with a "reb" near Chambersburg somewhere, and placed him hors du combat.
Franklin County: A.H. Baum to the Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph, September 7, 1864 A.H. Baum 1864
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Then, let the 'people of NC, TX, AL, MS ask their' just say no obstructionists 'reb' senators WTF, OVER?!
Think Progress 2009
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Then, let the 'people of NC, TX, AL, MS ask their' just say no obstructionists 'reb' senators WTF, OVER?! you can try again in 2012. good luck. joe cantwell Says: you can try again in 2012. good luck
Think Progress 2009
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Then, let the 'people of NC, TX, AL, MS ask their' just say no obstructionists 'reb' senators WTF, OVER?!
Think Progress 2009
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Then, let the 'people of NC, TX, AL, MS ask their' just say no obstructionists 'reb' senators WTF, OVER?! you can try again in 2012. good luck. joe cantwell Says: you can try again in 2012. good luck
Think Progress 2009
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Pace factor 1.277 x LeBron = 38.3 points, 10.1 reb.,
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May 3, 2011