"Blighty bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Blighty bags [plural]
Etymology: From Blighty one (“a wound that gets one sent away from the front to hospital”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Blighty one||a wound that gets one sent away from the front to hospital}} Blighty one (“a wound that gets one sent away from the front to hospital”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blighty bag (plural Blighty bags)
  1. (military slang) A small bag that holds a wounded soldier's personal effects and accompanies him to hospital. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Blighty_bag-en-noun-iKM3tk8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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