Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FU'GLE-MAN
FU'GLE-MAN, n. [more properly FLU'GEL-MAN. G. flügelmann, a file-leader, from flügel, a wing.]
A non-commissioned officer who takes his place in front of a military band, as a guide to the soldiers in the movements of the drill.
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