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reb

  [reb]
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–noun Informal.
a Confederate soldier.
Origin:
shortened form of rebel

Reb

  [reb]
–noun Yiddish.
Mister (used as a title of respect).
Origin:
lit., rabbi
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Reb 1 also reb   (rěb)   
n.   Informal
A Confederate soldier.

[Short for Rebel.]
Reb 2   (rěb)   
n.   Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.

[Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbî, my master; see rabbi.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

reb 
abbreviation of rebel (n.), 1862, in Amer. Civil War context.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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reb
rebel
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