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Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/ noun C2
  1. A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.
  2. An official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement. Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman, who famously refused. (informal)

Plural Shermans

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