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| Chief Cook and Bottle Washer |
person capable of doing many things |
| Sheet Iron Crackers |
hardtack |
| Sardine Box |
Cap Box |
| Bread Basket |
stomach |
| Greenbacks |
money |
| Arkansas Toothpick |
large knife |
| Pepperbox |
pistol |
| Zu - Zu |
Zouave Soldier |
| Fit To Be Tied |
angry |
| Horse Sense |
smart, on the ball |
| Top Rail #1 |
First class |
| Hunkey Dorey |
great |
| Greenhorn, Bugger, Skunk |
officers |
| Snug As A Bug |
comfortable, cozy |
| Sawbones |
surgeon |
| Skedaddle |
run, scatter |
| Hornets |
bullets |
| Bully |
hurrah! yeah! |
| Possum |
a buddy, pal |
| Blowhard |
big shot |
| Fit As A Fiddle |
in good shape, healthy |
| Uppity |
conceited |
| Scarce As Hen's Teeth |
rare or scarce |
| Grab A Root |
have dinner, potato |
| Tight, Wallpapered |
drunk |
| Bark Juice, Tar Water |
liquor |
| Nokum Stuff, Joy Juice |
liquor |
| Hard Case |
tough |
| Bluff |
cheater |
| Jailbird |
criminal |
| Hard Knocks |
beaten up |
| Been Through The Mill |
done a lot |
| Quick-Step |
diarrhea |
| Played Out |
worn out |
| Toeing The Mark |
doing the job |
| Jonah |
bad luck |
| Goobers |
peanuts |
Sunday Soldiers, Kid Glove Boys,
Parlor Soldiers |
insulting words for soldiers |
| Fresh Fish |
raw recruits |
| Whipped |
beaten |
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