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doughboy

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8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted bdghoouyStarts with DEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread

Word origin

From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.

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  • The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started.

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