doughboy

/ˌdoʊˈbɔɪ/
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Definitions of doughboy
  1. noun
    a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
    “the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut”
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    type of:
    friedcake
    small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
  2. noun
    an American infantryman in World War I
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    type of:
    foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcher
    fights on foot with small arms
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