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 : bread.


 * pastry.


 * paper allowing one to stay in France.


 * leave of absence.


 * severe frostbite of the feet; frozen feet.


 * small gasoline torch.


 * first aid station.


 * slang expression for wine; poor poilu wine.


 * literally "the hairy one." The French soldiers are given this nickname because they often go unshaven for long periods.


 * the abbreviation for prisoner of war, which is stamped in huge letters on the backs of all captured soldiers.


 * first line trenches.


 * supplies of all kinds for the army, but usually food.


 * period of rest and inaction behind the lines.


 * red.


 * dining-room.


 * sausage. French observation balloons are called sausages on account of their peculiar shape.


 * help or aid. Poste de secours means a first aid station.


 * sojourn or visit, etc.—permis de sejours means the official paper allowing one to remain in France. This applies, of course, to only foreigners.


 * 75. The famous 75 millimeter gun, about the same size as our three inch piece, is known simply by the numeral 75, or soixante-quinze.