corporals
noun
Meaning
- A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
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