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RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits?
Posted by: Frank ()
Date: April 01, 2001 06:42PM

<HTML>Hi Jeff -

Came across the German word `Muschkote` recently in a U-boat context. Had great difficulty finding it anywhere in a German-English dictionary, but found it eventually in one: it does appear to mean `new recruit`. What its origin is, and whether it`s naval slang, or used in the forces in general, or just in U-boats, or indeed whether it`s an official term, I have no idea. Can anyone enlighten me/us ?

Thanks in advance

Frank

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Nickname for U-boat recruits? Jeff 04/01/2001 04:47AM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? Frank 04/01/2001 06:42PM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? Frank 04/01/2001 07:08PM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? JohnV 04/02/2001 03:52PM


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