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Clipping of demobilize.

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demob (third-person singular simple present demobs, present participle demobbing, simple past and past participle demobbed)

  1. (British) To demobilize; to release someone from military service.
    • 1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part II. A Game of Chess.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 22:
      When Lil’s husband got demobbed, I said— / I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, / Hurry up please its time / Now Albert’s coming back, make yourself a bit smart. [] think of poor Albert, / Hes been in the army four years, []

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demob (plural demobs)

  1. (UK) Demobilization; release from military service.
    • 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 37, in Small Island[1], London: Review, page 365:
      [] word was, some men were getting their demob quicker than others.

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