GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK, THE


Meaning of GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK, THE in English

ˌGrand Old ˌDuke of ˈYork, the BrE AmE

a character in a British ↑ nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children:) Oh the Grand Old Duke of York/He had ten thousand men,/He marched them up to the top of the hill/And he marched them down again.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.