1. Sheet iron crakers - Hardtack
2. Sardine box - Cap box
3. Bread Basket - Stomach
4. Sawbones - Surgeon
5. Quick-step - Diarrhea
6. Goobers - Peanuts
7. Fresh fish - Raw recruits
8. Skedaddle - run, scatter
9 Snug as a bug - Comfortable, cozy
10. Zu-Zu - Zuoave soldier
11. Arkansas toothpick - Large knife
12. Grab a root - Have dinner, potato
13. Shine, bark juice, tar water - liquor
14. Jailbird (criminal)
15. Toeing the mark - Obeying orders
16. bluff - Cheater
17. Sunday soldier -  Insulting words
18. Hard case - Tough
19. Scarce as hen's teeth - Rare or scarce
20. Tight, Wallpapered - Drunk

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