"Brown Bess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Brown Besses [plural]
Etymology: From an archaic meaning of brown, meaning plain or ordinary, and Bess, a nickname for Elizabeth associated with the lower class and prostitutes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brown Bess (plural Brown Besses)
  1. (informal) The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution. Wikipedia link: Brown Bess Tags: informal Synonyms: Black Bess
    Sense id: en-Brown_Bess-en-noun-IKtEV0cl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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