lobsterback

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Etymology [edit]

lobster + back, from the resemblance to lobsters of the red coats worn by the British soldiers

Noun [edit]

lobsterback (plural lobsterbacks)

  1. (derogatory) A name given by patriots and rebels to British soldiers during the American Revolution.

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