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old soldier — 1. n. a cigarette or cigar butt; a hunk of tobacco. □ The tramp bent over to pick up an old soldier off the pavement. □ He’s never had anything but an old soldier for a smoke. 2. n. an empty liquor bottle; an empty beer bottle or can. □ Larry hid … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
old soldier — noun slang : an emptied liquor bottle * * * old soldier noun 1. An experienced person who knows how to make himself or herself comfortable, or how to turn things to his or her advantage 2. An empty bottle • • • Main Entry: ↑old old soldier see… … Useful english dictionary
old soldier — /oʊld ˈsoʊldʒə/ (say ohld sohljuh) noun 1. a returned soldier: *An old soldier of World War I. –coralie rees, 1953. 2. → battler …
old soldier — Experienced person. Also come the old soldier over Lay claim to superior wisdom and more experience than … A concise dictionary of English slang
old soldier — Koa kahiko … English-Hawaiian dictionary
come the old soldier over someone — To impose on a person • • • Main Entry: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
Old Folks at Home — 1851 edition Music by Stephen Foster Lyrics by Stephen Foster Published 1851 Language English Form St … Wikipedia
Old Black Joe — Original sheet music cover Music by Stephen Foster Lyrics by Stephen Foster Published New York: Firth, Pond Co. (1853) Language English … Wikipedia
Old Bill — n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from Old Bill complaining old soldier in cartoons by Bruce Bairnsfather (1888 1959)] the Old Bill BrE informal the police … Dictionary of contemporary English
old-timer — [n] elderly person fossil*, geezer*, golden ager, gramps*, mossback, old dog*, old hand, old soldier, senior, veteran, war horse; concept 424 … New thesaurus
