subs. (military).—1. A light infantry soldier. For synonyms see MUD-CRUSHER.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
1846. THACKERAY, Vanity Fair, xxiv. Mr. Stubble, as may be supposed from his size and slenderness, was of the LIGHT-BOBS.
1854. WHYTE-MELVILLE, General Bounce, xi. ‘A LIGHT-BOB on each side, with his arms sloped.’
1870. Daily Telegraph, 27 Sept. ‘On the Superior Education of the German Soldier.’ It was true that the German LIGHT-BOB was an assistant judge in the Berlin Court.
2. In pl. (military).—The Forty-third Foot.
