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nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
Framework senses
- §1
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
- §2
- a dowitcher with a grey back
- §3
- `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War