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has gloss | eng: The Louisiana Tigers was the common nickname for certain infantry troops from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expanded to a battalion, then to a brigade, and eventually to all Louisiana troops within the Army of Northern Virginia. Although the exact composition of the Louisiana Tigers changed as the war progressed, they developed a reputation as fearless, hard-fighting shock troops. |
lexicalization | eng: Louisiana Tigers |
subclass of | (noun) a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me" tiger |
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