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tommy

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tom·my also Tom·my  (tm)
n. pl. tom·mies also Tom·mies Chiefly British
A British soldier.
[Short for Tommy Atkins, from Thomas Atkins, a name often used on sample forms.]
tommy [ˈtɒmɪ]
n pl -mies
(often capital) Brit informal a private in the British Army Also called Tommy Atkins [ˈætkɪnz]
[originally Thomas Atkins, a name representing a typical private in specimen forms; compare tom1]
Translations
Tommy [ˈtɒmɪ]
A. N
1. (familiar form) of Thomas
2. (Brit) (Mil) (also tommy) → soldado m raso inglés
B. CPD Tommy gun N → pistola f ametralladora, ametralladora f, metralleta f
Tommy
n dim of Thomas (Brit Mil sl) → Tommy m (sl)
tommy:
Tommy gun
n → Maschinenpistole f
tommyrot
n (dated inf) → dummes Zeug, Mumpitz m (dated)


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Now, for a change, I am going to make a story about two disagreeable people, called Tommy Brock and Mr.
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context
While the captain was taking all opportunities to press these and such like arguments, to remove the little foundling from Mr Allworthy's, of whose fondness for him he began to be jealous, Mrs Deborah had made a discovery, which, in its event, threatened at least to prove more fatal to poor Tommy than all the reasonings of the captain.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
That is the intention, governor,' replied the other, 'and unless I'm much mistaken, Tommy Codlin is a calculating at this minute what we've lost through your coming upon us.
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