home guard

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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2 — Lumbering, Slang, Derog.

a logger who works consistently in one camp, especially a family man. Also homeguard.

1919

Camp poorly organized; too many home guards.

1942

You talk of your drums! you home-guard bums should have seen the size of her 'main'!