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1.1
Etymology
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English
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Etymology
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In allusion to the soldiers' red uniforms.
Noun
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lobster
box
(
plural
lobster boxes
)
(
slang
,
archaic
)
A
British
troopship
.
(
UK
,
slang
,
archaic
)
A
barrack
, or military station.
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John Camden Hotten (
1873
)
The Slang Dictionary
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