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[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 47: Up you come, you dopes. Rise and shine.
at rise and shine!, excl.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 199: ‘Where’s Lieutenant Bedford?’ [...] ‘Dead as hell,’ he was answered.
at dead as..., adj.
[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 52: Play us somep’n sad an’ boozy.
at boozy, adj.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 152: We’ve got to git his dog-tag off.
at dog tag (n.) under dog, n.2
[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 55: Come out of it, you gloom bug.
at gloom bug (n.) under gloom, n.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 124: Smells like some’p’n you’ve stepped in. Mah guts can’t go that stuff.
at go, v.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 164: ‘Ho there, you yellow greaseball, what do you want?’ He hailed one of the mess helpers who was approaching.
at greaseball, n.
[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 53: Wine? You call that red hog-wash wine?
at hogwash, n.
[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 16: You sure have got a stand-in with Bedford.
at stand-in, n.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 122: We knocked ’em for a gool, a cock-eyed gool.
at knock for a loop (v.) under knock, v.
[US] (con. 1917–18) T. Boyd Through the Wheat 94: You better get down, you lumphead.
at lumphead (n.) under lump, n.
[US] T. Boyd Through Wheat 131: ‘Bring your canteen cups. Sergeant-major coffee.’ [...] ‘Coffee, hot! And milk and sugar in it!’.
at sergeant-major’s (tea) (n.) under sergeant-major, n.
[US] T. Boyd Through Wheat 131: ‘Bring your canteen cups. Sergeant-major coffee.’ [...] ‘Coffee, hot! And milk and sugar in it!’.
at sergeant major coffee (n.) under sergeant-major, n.
[US] T. Boyd Through the Wheat 51: Wipe that smile off your face, you men back there.
at wipe the smile off someone’s face (v.) under wipe, v.
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