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lead swinger

noun

Etymology

From lead + swinger. * A pre-First World War nautical term for an easy job aboard a ship, later adopted by Canadian soldiers to refer to those shirking their duties.

  1. derived from Schwinger
  2. formed as lead swinger — “lead + swinger”

Definitions

  1. A person who "swings the lead"

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