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[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Battin’ the breeze,’ a conversation which usually ends with an argument as to who won the Civil War.
at bat the breeze (v.) under breeze, n.1
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Buck private,’ a private without any specialist’s rating.
at buck private, n.
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Civvies,’ civilian clothing.
at civvies, n.
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Jawbone,’ the equivalent of the civilian’s ‘put it on the cuff’.
at on the cuff under cuff, n.2
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: A ‘Dogface’ is a soldier in the Regular Army.
at dogface (n.) under dog, n.2
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Goof off,’ to make a mistake.
at goof off, v.
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Jawbone,’ the equivalent of the civilian’s ‘put it on the cuff’.
at jawbone, v.
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Mitt-flopper,’ a hand-shaker.
at mittflopper (n.) under mitt, n.
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Slum burner,’ still another fond name for the cook.
at slum, n.4
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: The word ‘typewriter’ identifies a machine gun.
at typewriter, n.1
[US] Army and Navy Register (US) 18 Nov. 3/2: ‘Yellow-leg’ a cavalryman.
at yellow leg (n.) under yellow, adj.
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