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Letter 6 May in Fraser & Gibbons Soldier and Sailor Words (1925) 255: We have just left Gibraltar [...] Sir John Orde gave a grand chevaux to which he was so good as to invite me.at shivoo, n.
Letter 6 May in Fraser & Gibbons Soldier and Sailor Words (1925) 255: We have just left Gibraltar [...] Sir John Orde gave a grand chevaux to which he was so good as to invite me. (con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 42: C3: The classification for conscripted men under the Military Service Act of 1916, implying unfitness for active service overseas. The term ‘C3’ has since practically established itself in the language as a term implying inferiority of type.at C-3, adj.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 214: Once A Week: Cheek.at once a week, n.1
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 142: Leg, Show A: Wake up. Turn out.at show a leg!, excl.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 76: Dido, To Cut A: To excel in some freakish way.at cut up a dido, v.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 43: Cain And Abel: Table.at Cain and Abel, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 76: Deuce And Ace: Face.at deuce and ace, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 232: Put The Acid On, To: [...] To put a stop to.at put the acid on (v.) under acid, n.2
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 232: Put The Acid On, To: To test a statement, or a man.at put the acid on (v.) under acid, n.2
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 3: Coming the acid, stretching the truth; making oneself unpleasant; trying to pass on a duty; exaggerating one’s authority.at come the (old) acid (v.) under acid, n.2
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 3: Adam and Eve: Believe. E.g., ‘Could you Adam and Eve it.’.at Adam (and Eve), v.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 90: Ever Since Adam Was An Oakum Boy: A colloquial Navy phrase to indicate that something goes back to ancient history.at when Adam was an oakum boy (in Chatham) under Adam, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 3: Adam and Eve Wrecked: Scrambled Eggs.at Adam and Eve, n.1
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 92: Fanny Adams: Tinned boiled mutton. Fanny Adams [...] was in real life a young woman, murdered by a solicitor’s clerk named Baker a hundred years ago (circ. 1812) who cut her up and flung the pieces into the river at Alton in Hampshire. Seamen of the period applied the name ‘Fanny Adams’ by way of grim jest to the pieces of salt-junk or pork supplied as rations. Later, when tinned meat became a naval ration, the name was transferred to that.at fanny adams, n.1
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 299: Wall, Up Against The: In serious difficulties.at up against the wall under up against, phr.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words.at aggravation, n.1
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 6: Ammo, ammunition, e.g., Ammo depot, Ammo store, etc.at ammo, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 94: Finger And Thumb: Rum.at finger and thumb, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 151: Man And Wife: Knife.at man and wife, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 99: Frog And Toad: Road.at frog (and toad), n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 260: Skin And Blister: Sister.at skin-and-blister, n.
(con. WWI) in Soldier and Sailor Words.at pork and beans, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 263: Soap And Water: Daughter.at soap and water, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 84: Duke Of Fife: Knife.at drum and fife, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 14: Ball And Bat: Hat (Rhyming slang).at ball and bat, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 6: Andrew, The: The bluejackets’ universal term for the Royal Navy.at andrew, n.2
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 253: Sand For Mary Ann: (French—ça ne fait rien): No matter; never mind.at san fairy ann, phr.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 7: Annie’s Room, In: An expression by way of jesting answer to an enquiry for someone who cannot be found.at in annie’s room under annie’s room, n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 217: Oscar: Money.at Oscar (Asche), n.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words 269: Stand At Ease; Cheese.at stand at ease, n.
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