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  • n  British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)

  • The show, bright and British as a redcoat, rose to the occasion.
  • But she has her consolationa ruddy ragged redcoat, Captain Bragdon (Gavin Gordon).
  • Stopped at the Connecticut-Massachusetts border, the wind-blown and mud-spattered girl was reportedly dismissed by a redcoat who said, "Well, you're only an old woman anyway.
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  • Vince Dooley in Online Athens
    I want to thank Mack Guest and the Georgia Lettermen Education Foundation for this distinct honor,Dooley said in a university release. "I have a special interest in both our distinguished history program and our nationally renowned Redcoat...
  • Simon Heffer in Guardian Unlimited
    Heffer added, "There's this bright, personable young chap, rather like a Redcoat at Butlins on a rainy day, and he says, 'Come on, campers! It'll be fine and dandy. Let's sing as we go!' A sort of Gracie Fields approach to politics."

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