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.]
Sol"dier*like" (?), a. Like a soldier; soldierly.
Sol"dier*ly, a. Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial;
heroic; honorable; soldierlike. "Soldierly discipline." Sir P. Sidney.
Sol"dier*ship, n. Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior
becoming a soldier. [R.] Shak.
Sol"dier*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra
purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple
stamens.
Sol"dier*y (?), n. 1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the
military.
A camp of faithful soldiery.
Milton.