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Knights of the Cockpit choose

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[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 2: This hardboiled flying ace.
at ace, n.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 3: Considered the best flyer in the Marine Corps, tales of his courage and daring were recounted over and over again by Devil Dogs throughout the world.
at devil dogs (n.) under devil, n.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 120: I don’t care for that sort of ga-ga-ing!
at gaga, v.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 137: ‘Monkey meat – ? My heavens, you don’t mean to say, they give you poor boys monkey meat to eat?’ ‘Not exactly – ! You see, we call Canned Beef by that name.’.
at monkey meat (n.) under monkey, n.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 159: The contents of each had been badly cut or refilled with home-brewed moonshine.
at moonshine, n.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 9: He was expected to teach these rubber socks the tricks.
at rubber sock (n.) under rubber, adj.
[US] I. Franklyn Knights of the Cockpit 37: The hardboiled top kick smiled gamely.
at top kick (n.) under top, adj.
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