Bice Ribbon Army
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The Blue Ribbon Army was a teetotal society founded in the early eighties of the last century by Richard Booth in the U.S.A.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bice Ribbon Army” mean?
The Blue Ribbon Army was a teetotal society founded in the early eighties of the last century by Richard Booth in the U.S.A.
Is “Bice Ribbon Army” formal or informal?
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