Rakishly
Literally, at an angle; figuratively, in a jaunty or stylish way
Lieutenant
A military rank, usually referring to a junior officer.
Hydroplane
Seaplane
Intimate
Private; innermost
Overshoes
A type of footwear worn over ordinary shoes for protection, especially against water or mud.
Streptothricosis
(a.k.a. rainscald), a common skin disease found in farm animals.
Anesthetize
The act of giving a patient a drug that makes them lose all feeling in a part of their body.
Insolent
Rude; arrogant
Insinuatingly
Subtly suggestive; hinting at something
Pandemonium/Bedlam
Confusion; chaos
Liberty
An American general-interest magazine published from 1924 to 1950.
Cannonading
A continuous cannon barrage
Archies
Slang from the First World War referring to German anti-aircraft guns.
Box barrage
An artillery barrage on three sides of an enemy position in order to box them in.
"Aupres de Ma Blonde"
French for "Next to My Blonde." A popular drinking song.
Inscrutable
Unreadable; poker-faced
"got the wind up"
From the idiom "get the wind up." To make someone feel worried.
Cur
An insult, meaning a mongrel dog.
Craven
Cowardly; fearful
Puppy
A young dog
