Etymology

inchman

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Today it means: Any of several species of large, aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mainly endemic to Australia. Full definition →

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The story

From inch (“unit of length”) + man (“soldier”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.