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Reb

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Noun

1. greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb, rebel

Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reb

see synonyms of reb
noun
(sometimes capital) US informal
a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65)
. Also called: Johnny Reb
noun
Judaism
an honorific title, corresponding to Mr, for those who do not have rabbinic qualifications: usually followed by the person's forename
Reb Dovid

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Reb

see synonyms of reb
noun
a Jewish title of respect equivalent to Mister, used with the given name
noun
[often R-]
rebel (sense 3)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reb

see synonyms of reb
n.
Informal
A Confederate soldier.
n.
Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.
abbr.
Basketball
rebound

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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