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Meaning of corporal's guard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A small detachment of guards under the charge of a corporal.
  2. A very small number of people.
    broadly

Examples

“Our thousand did the Capitol little harm⟳ that a corporal’s guard of Biddies with mops and tubs could not repair⟳ in a forenoon’s campaign.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Corporality Corporally corporalness Corporals corporalship Corporan

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