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Rebs Meaning in English

word · lemma: reb

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释义

'Rebs' is an informal, sometimes slang term meaning 'rebels', most commonly used to refer to soldiers of the Southern Confederacy during the American Civil War.

用法与细微差别

'Rebs' is informal and mostly historical, used for Confederate soldiers in U.S. Civil War context. Not commonly used in general speech today; avoid confusing with 'rebound' ('rebs' in basketball stats) or generic 'rebels'. Has regional and historical weight.

例句

The Rebs fought hard against the Union soldiers.

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Many Rebs wore gray uniforms in the war.

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Some people still study the history of the Rebs.

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Back then, everyone called the Confederate soldiers 'Rebs'.

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My grandfather used to tell stories about the old Rebs from our town.

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You’ll see the word 'Rebs' in a lot of old letters from the war era.

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