1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 18: By God, Bert, if you and me was floating around out there tonight belly-up, it’d be that damn’ freighter’s fault.at belly up, adj.2
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 112: Pipe down [...] You’re always singin’ the blues.at sing the blues (v.) under blues, n.1
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 127: Tell those mess-boys to knock off the breeze [...] The jabbering ended.at breeze, n.1
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 67: With their two-by-four laundry you were lucky to get a couple of khaki shirts a week to wear.at two-by-four, adj.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 138: When I go down with this tin can I’ll know why it happened. [Ibid.] 138: Wake up, tin-can sailor,’ he said cheerfully.at tin-can, n.2
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 78: This is a hell of a summer [...] I wisht I was back in Dago.at Dago, n.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 113: All watertight fittings should be closed and dogged tight.at dogged, adv.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 130: The gold leaves on his visor shone in the morning sun [...] ‘I see you’re wearing your scrambled eggs,’ the Old Man said.at scrambled eggs, n.1
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 79: I like a guy like you [...] a guy who likes the girlies.at girlie, n.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 173: Tonight’s our last nighty of half-stepping [...] After we’ve fuelled we’ll do twenty knots.at half step, v.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 6: ‘Coffee and cigarettes,’ Maxon said. ‘Jamoke and butts.’.at jamoke, n.1
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 101: Just as long as we keep coming and going and knocking off a few subs on the way.at knock off, v.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 104: I’m going to hit my sack for a while.at hit the sack (v.) under sack, n.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 107: We haven’t got enough fuel to screw around.at screw around (v.) under screw, v.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 136: They’ll want to look snappy today.at look snappy (about) (v.) under snappy, adj.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 55: Just when you get something squared away out here, the damn ocean kicks up and knocks your plans to hell.at square away (v.) under square, v.
1944 H. Hunt East of Farewell 49: He’s a sweetheart [...] So he’s got psychic powers now.at sweetheart, n.