Usage: sometimes capitalized C
: a onetime 4-man outguard that posted a single sentinel
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Cossack post noun
A small group of mounted troops on outpost duty
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Main Entry: ↑Cossack
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Cossack post,
Military. a group of four men on outguard duty, usually a noncommissioned officer and three privates.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.