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The Legion of the Damned choose

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[US] (con. WW1) B.J. Doty Legion of the Damned 100: [A] little fellow from Montmartre, no bigger than a minute.
at no bigger than a minute (adj.) under big, adj.
[US] (con. WW1) B.J. Doty Legion of the Damned 204: [H]e was ordonnance to an officer—what in our army is a ‘striker’ or, more popularly, a ‘dog-robber’.
at dog-robber, n.
[US] (con. WW1) B.J. Doty Legion of the Damned 185: I was told there was another recourse, a last hope. I made out a demand for a surcease of the sentence. Three days later it came back, refusé. That was the end of the rope.
at end of the line (n.) under end, n.
[US] (con. WW1) B.J. Doty Legion of the Damned 204: [H]e was ordonnance to an officer—what in our army is a ‘striker’ or, more popularly, a ‘dog-robber’.
at striker, n.2
[US] (con. WW1) B.J. Doty Legion of the Damned 185: [F]iring squads were made up of volunteers. I never volunteered, but several of the hard eggs of my company did.
at tough egg (n.) under tough, adj.
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