"led captain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: led captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} led captain (plural led captains)
  1. (obsolete) An obsequious sidekick Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-led_captain-en-noun-fjSnYlkv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "ref": "1777, The Laughing Philosopher:",
          "text": "We hardly ſee a poor Peer, or a debilitated Knight, without his Toad-eater and Led-Captain; a Thing devoted to ſmile when he ſmiles, laugh loud when he does, and entertain his gueſts by ſubmitting himself to be the butt and jeſt of his keeper.",
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