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Noun: Reb  reb
  1. [US, informal] Nickname for a Confederate soldier, used by Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
    "The Johnny Reb fought at Gettysburg";
    - Rebel, Johnny Reb [US, informal], Johnny [US, archaic], greyback [Brit, Cdn], grayback [US]
     
  2. (Judaism) title for a man who is not a rabbi

Derived forms: Rebs

Type of: Confederate soldier

Encyclopedia: Reb