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T-shirt(dictionary)
red shirt(dictionary)
shirt(dictionary)
T-shirt(dictionary)
shirt(dictionary)
stuffed shirt(dictionary)
sports shirt(dictionary)
sport shirt(dictionary)
shirt-lifter(dictionary)

red shirt (iou)



red shirt noun phr. Also redshirt. M19.
[from RED adjective + SHIRT noun.]
a. A supporter of Garibaldi, esp. one of the thousand who sailed with him in 1860 to conquer Sicily. M19.
b. gen. A revolutionary, an anarchist, a Communist. L19.
c. A member of a Pathan nationalist organization formed in North-West Province in 1921 and lasting until the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Freq. attrib. M20.
A college athlete whose course is extended by a year during which he does not take part in university events, in order to develop his skills and extend his period of eligibility at this level of competition. US. M20.
red-shirt verb trans. (US) keep (an athlete) out of university competition for a year (freq. as
red-shirting verbal noun) M20.