1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 298: The men despise vacillation and chopping and changing. Being ‘messed about,’ they call it, only the word is not messed.at mess about, v.
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 111: The ’Un will be strafing [...] and there’ll be the ’ell of a beano going on.at beano, n.1
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 51: Could I remind you that there is a war on [...] my splay-footed bolus-booster?at bolus, n.
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 239: You’ll find you won’t be able to do what you like when you bump Master Boche.at bump, v.1
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 190: Just a little money, just enough to have a burst in England.at burst, n.2
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 159: ‘Cigars of great potency – real genuine Flor de Boche.’ [...] The Doctor was examining his cigar doubtfully.at flor de cabbagio, n.
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 239: You ain’t playing the goat with a dam lump of straw now.at play the goat (v.) under goat, n.1
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 92: This sunken road is always hairy [...] It were unwise to linger, sir.at hairy, adj.2
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 220: When the moment comes, and you’ve got your rag out and are seeing red.at get one’s rag out (v.) under rag, n.1
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 132: I hope the old boy hasn’t been scuppered [i.e. killed].at scupper, v.
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 140: My two best subalterns [...] Good boys – toppers both of them.at topper, n.1
1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man’s Land 226: No need to get your wind up.at get one’s/the wind up (v.) under wind, n.2