tommy cooker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tommy (“soldier”) + cooker.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tommy cooker (plural tommy cookers)

  1. (slang, military, archaic) The M4 Sherman tank, due to its likelihood to "brew up" and explode after being hit by German tank fire in World War II.
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