Definition of "khakies"

khakies

noun
1. plural of khaki (in the sense of British citizens or supporters, in particular and originally, British soldiers in the Second Boer War)
  Quotations
  The wild-dog, however, is harmless by himself; like the khakies, his strength lies in numbers.
  1902, Dietlof Van Warmelo, On Commando, Methuen, published 1902