hayduck

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hayduck - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Haiduck \Hai"duck\ (h[imac]"d[.u]k), n. [G. haiduck, heiduck,
     fr. Hung. hajdu.]
     Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a
     halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or
     Hungarian courts. [Written also hayduck, haiduk,
     heiduc, heyduck, and heyduk.]
     [1913 Webster]