"bag of rations" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bag of rations.ogg [Australia] Forms: bags of rations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bags of rations}} bag of rations (plural bags of rations)
  1. (slang, dated, World War I) A fussy or overly zealous military superior. Tags: World-War-I, dated, slang Categories (topical): Military, World War I

Inflected forms

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