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[US] Our Navy 1 Nov. 8: A self-respecting American blue-jacket cannot afford to follow in the footsteps of a ‘Lime-juicer’ Marine Sergeant [HDAS].
at lime-juicer, adj.
[US] in Our Navy 19: A nod, a look, a glance of an eye, / And some poor ‘gob’ is money shy .
at gob, n.2
[US] Our Navy 9 41: On a sight-seeing tour to the great volcano [...] old Jack MacDonald got souped up.
at souped-up, adj.1
[US] in Our Navy May 55: Writes a goofy gob – ‘What is the correct plural for “Jack Tar”?’ [HDAS].
at goofy, adj.
[US] in Our Navy June 21: This packet is all the nuts in amillion fruitcakes and the ship is just as popular with me as a glass eye at a burlesque show.
at nuts, the, n.1
[US] Our Navy 15 Dec. 30: What are you two gazookuses doing here? [HDAS].
at gazookus, n.1
[US] in Our Navy 15 Mar. 30: Joe Blow [...] lets you look at this one [HDAS].
at Joe Blow (n.) under joe, n.1
[US] Our Navy 15 July 29: A boot who was worth about six cents Mex to the government.
at Mex, n.
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