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old sweat

noun old sweats · old-sweat

  1. UK, World War I, slang An experienced soldier.
  2. UK, slang A veteran soldier or war veteran. A lifelong buddy of mine, this Herring, linked to me by what are called imperishable memories. Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood si
  3. UK, figuratively, slang Someone experienced in his or her field.

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noun experienced soldier

Françaisvieux troupier

noun veteran soldier

Françaisvétéran

noun experienced in his field

Françaisvieux routier

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@misc{old_sweat_2026,
  title = {old sweat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20sweat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}