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[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 82: The best girl is the [...] jelly bean.
at jelly bean, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 130: The navy generally calls a very religious person a bible pounder or bible back [HDAS].
at bible-pounder (n.) under bible, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 130: The navy generally calls a very religious person a bible pounder or bible back [HDAS].
at bibleback, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 83: To get clothes or eats on credit with a promise to pay ‘when the eagle walks.’.
at when the eagle shits (n.) under eagle, n.2
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 83: To get credit was to get jawbone.
at jawbone, n.2
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 82: The best girl is [...] the old lady.
at old lady, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 102: Sailormen [...] probably coin more words for money than any other body of men [...] jingles, liberty, bait, sou, armor, plate, holy stones, joy berries, and many others.
at liberty, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 102: Sailormen [...] probably coin more words for money than any other body of men [...] Sheckles, iron men, washers, clackers, jack, cart wheels, simoleons, kopex, mazuma, palm grease, evil metal, oro, jingles, liberty, bait, sou, armor, plate, holy stones, joy berries, and many others.
at palm oil, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 102: Sailormen [...] probably coin more words for money than any other body of men [...] Sheckles, iron men, washers, clackers, jack, cart wheels, simoleons, kopex, mazuma, palm grease, evil metal, oro, jingles, liberty, bait, sou, armor, plate, holy stones, joy berries, and many others.
at plate, n.1
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 112: Prune picker, a native of California. So called because of the abundant prune crops.
at prune-picker (n.) under prune, n.
[US] L.E. Ruggles Navy Explained 102: Sailormen [...] probably coin more words for money than any other body of men [...] Sheckles, iron men, washers, clackers, jack, cart wheels, simoleons, kopex, mazuma, palm grease, evil metal, oro, jingles, liberty, bait, sou, armor, plate, holy stones, joy berries, and many others.
at simoleon, n.
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