johnny reb

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johnny reb - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Johnny Reb
      n 1: `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
           [syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback]