Brass-collar
unwaveringly faithful to a political party; voting the straight ticket:
a brass-collar Democrat.
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noun (Brit, informal) something of little or no value: his opinion isn’t worth a brass farthing
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a person in a high position, especially a top-ranking army or navy officer. Historical Examples Indiscretions of Archie P. G. Wodehouse noun (Brit, informal) a top-ranking official, esp a military officer A high-ranking officer in the military or other uniformed services (1890s+ British) Any high-ranking official; manager; chief; boss (1930s+) A high-ranking official, as in […]
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a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, trumpet, or cornet.
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a band of metal with four holes that fits over the upper fingers and that is gripped when a fist is made, used for increasing the effect of a blow with the fist. Historical Examples Andersonville, complete John McElroy Andersonville, Volume 2 John McElroy
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