SOLDIER
Sol"dier, v. i.
1. To serve as a soldier.
2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing any task. [Colloq.U.S.]
Note: In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (so"jer) is jocosely
preserved.
It needs an opera glass to discover whether the leaders are pulling,
or only soldiering. C. D. Warner.
SOLDIERESS
Sol"dier*ess, n.
Defn: A female soldier. [Obs.]
SOLDIERING
Sol"dier*ing, n.
1. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.
2. The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2. [Colloq. U.S.]
SOLDIERLIKE
Sol"dier*like", a.