Byways of Soldiers' Slang single work   non-fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1931... 1931 Byways of Soldiers' Slang
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From the army slang words of 1914-1918 one may form certain groups that are particularly reminiscent of the trials and humours of the times; certain terms, certain phrases, smelling still of earth and fear, filth and eager experience.' Eric Partridge, p.127.

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