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One Man’s Initiation (1920) 88: [G]irls of the street, giggling alluringly in hoarse, dissipated tones, clutching the arms of drunken sailors, tilting themselves temptingly in men's way .at girl of the street (n.) under girl, n.1
One Man’s Initiation (1920) 88: [G]irls of the street, giggling alluringly in hoarse, dissipated tones, clutching the arms of drunken sailors, tilting themselves temptingly in men's way . (con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 11: Everybody is soused on the strong red [i.e. French] army wine — nicknamed Pinard (bull piss).at bull piss (n.) under bull, n.1
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 53: ‘King and his gang are all being sent back to the States.’ ‘I’ll be darned! They sure have been drunk ever since they got off the steamer.’.at I’ll be darned! (excl.) under darn, v.
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 89: ‘I used to think that down home was the only place they knew how to live, but oh, boy . . .’ said Tom Randolph.at down-home, n.
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 140: I’ll go round to the copé and get a bottle of fizzy. We’ll drink to peace or war, as you like.at fizzy, n.
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 82: ‘That one didn’t explode though.’ ‘That one did, by gorry,’ said Randolph, getting up off the floor, where he had thrown himself automatically.at by gorry! (excl.) under gorry!, excl.
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 143: The shells were coming in so thick I thought my number’d turn up any time.at number is up under number, n.
(con. WWI) One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1969) 11: Everybody is soused on the strong red [i.e. French] army wine — nicknamed Pinard (bull piss).at bull piss (n.) under piss, n.
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