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Woodbine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

(British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes.

Meanings

1. A cigarette of this brand.
   • Dot handed me a small white tablet of Beechnut chewing gum as we sat on the top deck of the bus on our way home from work one Friday evening. She had also offered me one of her Woodbines. 2011, Evelyn Doyle, Nothing Green:
2. (Australia, World-War-I, slang) A British soldier.

Forms

Woodbine en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

(British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes.

Meanings

1. A British brand of unfiltered cigarette, now made in Ireland.
2. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A small city, the county seat of Camden County, Georgia, United States.