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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fugleman

means properly wingman, but is applied to a soldier who stands in front of men at drill to show them what to do. Their proper and original post was in front of the right wing. (German, Flügel, a wing.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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