"light bob" meaning in All languages combined

See light bob on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: light bobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light bob (plural light bobs)
  1. (informal) A soldier of the light infantry. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-light_bob-en-noun-1sgRNOWU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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