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At the Front in a Flivver 4 Sept. 🌐 The next night, the 3d of September, was a ‘bird.’ Pitch black — a fine drizzle of rain — heavy attacks by the French.at bird, n.1
At the Front in a Flivver 4 Sept. 🌐 The next night, the 3d of September, was a ‘bird.’ Pitch black — a fine drizzle of rain — heavy attacks by the French. At the Front in a Flivver 12 Mar. 🌐 The Catholic priest and some of his friends announce that they will not attend the concert because little ‘blondy’ collected the money.at blondie, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 27 Mar. 🌐 We were all ‘canned’ [i.e. deprived of leave] for the day because so many were late for roll-call (8.30) [...] instead of being permitted the usual afternoon passes, we were all told that we’d have to remain in until 7.30.at can, v.
At the Front in a Flivver 3 June 🌐 Shortly afterward Duffy turned up, and what he didn’t get in the way of chaffing, – some fun!at chaffing, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 11 July 🌐 Listening to the whining of the shells from both sides passing overhead, and now and then one breaking entirely too near for comfort is, believe me, no place for a nervous child!at child, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 9 Apr. 🌐 ‘Chow’ means the man who sets the table and waits for the day. Each takes it by turns, but as we eat everything out of the same plate with the same fork and knife, there is no great strain upon the ‘Admirable Crichton’ on duty.at chow, n.1
At the Front in a Flivver 🌐 Explanatory IT WAS A ‘FLIVVER’!! Just a plain ‘flivver’ with an ambulance body the after overhang of which gave the outfit the graceful aspect of an overfed June-bug.at flivver, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 31 July 🌐 Then they asked—no, really begged, us to sing ‘Tipperary.’ Well, we sang it, of course. Nobody really knew it and it was a frost.at frost, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 30 July 🌐 I’m sorry to lose old ‘Gymp’.at gimp, n.2
At the Front in a Flivver 10 June 🌐 They want all lights out at ten o’clock, so we said if they would stop talking at nine, we would ‘douse the glim’ at eleven.at douse the glim (v.) under glim, n.
At the Front in a Flivver 5 Mar. 🌐 Only one good-looker aboard and the Captain has already nailed her --- curses!at good-looker (n.) under good, adj.1
At the Front in a Flivver 25 Aug. 🌐 They threw the hook into our batteries all day yesterday, and several of the ‘brethren’ nearly got done for.at throw the hooks into (v.) under hook, n.1
At the Front in a Flivver 3 June 🌐 Unfortunately he was ‘soused,’ and sleeping it off!at soused, adj.
At the Front in a Flivver 13 Sept. 🌐 He frequently warns us when he is about to make an inspection; so it was entirely Culby’s fault he was stung.at stung, adj.1
At the Front in a Flivver 9 Sept. 🌐 if they saw a gun emplaced, they’d simply shell the tar out of us.at kick the tar out of (v.) under tar, n.3
At the Front in a Flivver Explanatory 🌐 I should be back there washing my old ‘Tin Lizzie’ in some muddy horsepond, right now.at tin lizzie (n.) under tin, adj.
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