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"cherry-bums" Definition

  1. or CHERUBIMS, a nickname given to the 11th Hussars, from their crimson trousers.

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Position in the dictionary: 598 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: cherry-colour, cherry-merry, cherubs, cheshire cat, chi-ike, chicken, chicken-hearted, children’s shoes, chill, chimney-sweep
Previous words in the dictionary: cheesy, cheesemongers, cheesecutter, cheese, cheek by jowl, cheek, chee-chee, checks, cheat’em, cheap jacks

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