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 346 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s.ix. 00*29, 1021. CUP AND WAD. Cup of tea and a bun in the can- teen. CUP YOU AND ME. Tea. CUSHY. Luxurious, comfortable. From Hindu- stani, Kush ; but popularly derived from cushion. CUSHY JOB. A comfortable or very good post. CUT. Intoxicated. DEGOMME. Sacked. DEKKO. Take a look ; let me have a look. DEBARS. Back slang for playing-cards. DICKY DEBT. One's shirt. DIED o' WOUNDS. Answer for an absent man on his name being called. DIG-IN-THE-GRAVE. A shave. DIRTY SHIRT ON (TO HAVE A). D.S.O. (to have the). DIXY. Large saucepan ; also tin carried by each man for holding his food. DOCK. Hospital. DOGS. Sausages. " Dogs for breakfast, boys ! " DOG'S LEG, Stripe on the sleeve denoting non- commissioned rank, from its resemblance to a dog's leg bent. DOING THE TAP. Winning at a game of cards. DOINGS (THE). The essential ; anything that is wanted ; money, article of food ; anything extra for consumption, e.g., rum or pudding. DO-ME-DAGS. Fags ; cigarettes. DOOLY. Milk (du lait). " Pass the dooly." DOOPANG. Bread (du pain}. DOPE. Anaesthetic. DOUGH. Money. DUD. No value. DUFF. A pudding (of flour) very welcome to Tommy, though rare of the roly-poly variety, made in a sand -bag for pudding-cloth. DUG-OUT. Anything old. (See A.) DUGOUT. Excavated shelter. DUMP. Site where material is stored. As verb, to put down ; to lose purposely. EAR-HOLE (ON THE). Wanting to borrow. EDIFICATION. Drill-sergeants' word for " Educa- tion." ERFS. Eggs. " Ders erfs " two eggs (deux osufs). EYEWASH. Blarney. FAG. Cigarette. FAG ISSUE. Allowance of cigarettes issued periodi- cally. FASHY. Angry (facho). FAT. Good luck ; fortune. FIZZER. Be reported to the Company Officer for a trivial offence. FLEA-BAG. Officer's valise. FOOTSLOGGING. Marching. FOUR-BY-TWO. Piece of flannel 4in. by 2in., is- sued for cleaning bore of rifle ; used also to express a " Jew." FLOG IT. Walk it. FLOG. Sell or exchange ; said especially of dealing with an article known to belong to some one else. FLY. Smart. FRAY BENTOS. Tinned corned beef. FREEMANS. Free ; received by gift or otherwise " acquired." FROG AND TOAD. Road. " I was walking along the frog and toad." FUNK-HOLE. Dugout. PUSILIER ! Term of reproach from one rifleman to another. " You're a. fusilier ! " GADGET. Used when at a loss for a word. ' Thin- gummy-bob." GASPER. Cigarette. GASSED AT MONS. Answer when an absent man's name is called (cf. " died o' wounds"). GERMAN BANDS. Hands. GIPPA. Gravy. After the meat and vegetables had been distributed the orderly would say : " Anyone want a drop of gippa ? " Bacon fat in the bottom of the pan. GLASS-HOUSE. Military prison. GREEN 'UN. Green envelope issued to the troops for correspondence. Not requiring the cen- sorship of the officer of the unit (though liable to be opened at the Base) these were very acceptable to Tommy. A teetotaller would frequently exchange his issue of rum for a green envelope. GREYBACK. Army shirt from universal colour. GROG. Rum. GUNFIRE. Early morning tea. Originated with the Artillery, but spread to all units. Ration issued to troops (occasionally) before first parade. HAMMER (THAT'S THE). That's the idea. HARNESS. The leather or webbing equipment of a soldier. HEAR (LET'S) FROM YOU. Get a move on. HEN-KORE. Satisfaction at the Divisional concert party ; an intimation that second helping is wanted. (Encore.) HERRING POND. Used of the Channel. HIPES ! The finishing word of a drill order of command is given with a snap. This in- variably alters the sound of the word. So " Slope arms ! " becomes " Slope hipes ! " ; " Order arms ! " " Order hipes ! " HISSY. "Come here"; "look here." Tommy's idea of id. HOB (TO BE ON THE). Teetotaller. HOOCH (HOOTCH). Whisky. HOOKEM (THAT'S THE). That's the idea. HOT CROSS BUN CART. An ambulance motor with the red cross painted upon it. HOUSE. A popular game, allowed by the autho- rities, played with checks and cards ; each card contains 15 numbers, no two cards being alike. ISSUE. (Properly, ration or allowance of rum, cigarettes, &c.) The whole. " That's the issue," i.e., " That is all." JAM. Good. JAM ON IT. An unreasonable request would be answered by, " D'ye want jam on it ? " JANKERS. Defaulters ; prison, guard-room ; de- faulters' parades. JANKERS (TO DO), To do field punishment. JERK (TO PUT A, OR TO GET A) ON. To hurry. JERKS. Physical training ; physical drill. JIPPA (Jippo). Stew or soup (see Gippa). JUGGED. Put into the guardroom. JUICE. Rum ration issued by British. JUMP (THE HIGH). Appearance before the C.O. on a charge. KIEL WHALE. Name given to a nauseating fij meal given to prisoners by Germans. KIP. A soldier's bed ; also sleep. Kiss ME, SERGEANT ! Answer to Orderly Sergeant B " Good night " after reading orders of the day on his nightly round of billets im- mediately following " Lights out."