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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tommy \Tom"my\, noun
1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]
2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. [Slang, Eng.]
Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.
3. Same as {Tommy Atkins}; -- a shortened form. [Colloq.] [PJC]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Tommy": Anzac, Aussie, Boche, Fritz, GI, Heinie, Hun, Jerry, Johnny, Kraut, Yank, askari, digger, doughboy, jock, poilu, redcoat, sepoy, swaddy
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