demob

[ dee-mob ]

/ diˈmɒb /

Chiefly British Informal.

noun

demobilization.

a person who has been demobilized.

verb (used with object), de·mobbed, de·mob·bing.

to discharge (a person) from the armed forces; demobilize.

Origin of demob

First recorded in 1915–20; originally short for demobilize

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Example sentences from the Web for demob

He had to go back to China, directly he was demobbed, and hasn't had a holiday since the war.
The Hall and the Grange|Archibald Marshall
A footman 'e was before the War, but 'e didn't take it up again arter 'e was demobbed.
Our Elizabeth|Florence A. Kilpatrick
I was only demobbed yesterday; to-day's my first day out of uniform.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby Dawson
Directly I was demobbed, the family started talking about the Land of Opportunity and shot me on to a liner.
Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse

A footman 'e was before the War, but since 'e's been demobbed 'e's been out of a job.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for demob

demob

/ (diːˈmɒb) British informal /

verb -mobs, -mobbing or -mobbed

short for demobilize

noun

short for demobilizationSee demobilization
(as modifier)a demob suit

a soldier who has been demobilized

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单词	demob
释义	demob [ dee-mob ] / diˈmɒb / Chiefly British Informal. noun demobilization. a person who has been demobilized. verb (used with object), de·mobbed, de·mob·bing. to discharge (a person) from the armed forces; demobilize. Origin of demob First recorded in 1915–20; originally short for demobilize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demob He had to go back to China, directly he was demobbed, and hasn't had a holiday since the war. The Hall and the Grange\|Archibald Marshall A footman 'e was before the War, but 'e didn't take it up again arter 'e was demobbed. Our Elizabeth\|Florence A. Kilpatrick I was only demobbed yesterday; to-day's my first day out of uniform. The Kingdom Round the Corner\|Coningsby Dawson Directly I was demobbed, the family started talking about the Land of Opportunity and shot me on to a liner. Indiscretions of Archie\|P. G. Wodehouse A footman 'e was before the War, but since 'e's been demobbed 'e's been out of a job. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 5, 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for demob demob / (diːˈmɒb) British informal / verb -mobs, -mobbing or -mobbed short for demobilize noun short for demobilizationSee demobilization (as modifier)a demob suit a soldier who has been demobilized Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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