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HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

\hˈa͡ʊshə͡ʊld tɹˈuːps], \hˈa‍ʊshə‍ʊld tɹˈuːps], \h_ˈaʊ_s_h_əʊ_l_d t_ɹ_ˈuː_p_s]\

Definitions of HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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or the Guards. Six regiments: three of cavalry-1st and 2nd Life Guards, and the Horse Guards, or Oxford Blues; and three of infantry-Grenadiers, Coldstream, and Scots Fusiliers.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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