Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of swads or pods. Cotgrave, under soussu.
- noun A soldier; especially, a soldier in the militia; originally, a discharged soldier.
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Examples
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"Oh, I say, I wish I warn't a swaddy," he whispered.
Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills George Manville Fenn 1870
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That I may never, if a finer swaddy ever crossed my hands.
Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Here comes the young swaddy** Whose money we squandered,
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Here, that's not the way, swaddy, "he continued, joining the two soldiers, who, each still holding his musket in his hand, were fumbling awkwardly with the long ladder in carrying it across the yard.
The New Forest Spy George Manville Fenn 1870
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But you do wish you was a swaddy now, and wore a red coat instead of a blue. "
Middy and Ensign George Manville Fenn 1870
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Here's a tipsy swaddy lying dead asleep; shall I gi'e him a bucket o 'hop-wash? "
The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870
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"Curse pipeclay and red blanketing, and the life of a swaddy.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861
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