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Now Thrive the Armourers: A Story of Action with the Gloucesters in Korea choose

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[UK] R. Holles Now thrive the Armourers 58: Nobody ever giving a tinker’s f--t.
at not care a tinker’s (curse), v.
[UK] R. Holles Now thrive the Armourers 58: ‘I wonder what slit-eyed yellow basket will be kipping in my sleeping-bag to-night,’ growled a burly lance-corporal.
at basket, n.2
[UK] R. Holles Now thrive the Armourers 131: Hey, you in front, driving this junk-heap.
at junkheap (n.) under junk, n.1
[UK] R. Holles Now Thrive the Armourers 50: Cave was the platoon’s rumour-monger.
at -monger, sfx
[UK] R. Holles Now thrive the Armourers 131: The American was saying, ‘Ten bucks, you lousy little Nip ... it never hatchi!’.
at never hachi under never, adv.
[UK] R. Holles Now thrive the Armourers 58: ‘I wonder what slit-eyed yellow basket will be kipping in my sleeping-bag to-night,’ growled a burly lance-corporal.
at slit, n.
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