Word Study
tommy
CIDE DICTIONARY
tommy, n.
- Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [1913 Webster]
- A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. [1913 Webster]" Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc." [1913 Webster]
- Same as Tommy Atkins; -- a shortened form. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tommy, n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a British private soldier.
Etymology
Tommy (Thomas) Atkins, a name used in specimens of completed official forms
THESAURUS
tommy
Anzac, Aussie, Boche, Fritz, GI, Heinie, Hun, Jerry, Johnny, Kraut, Yank, askari, digger, doughboy, jock, poilu, redcoat, sepoy, swaddyFor further exploring for "tommy" in Webster Dictionary Online