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EAT CROWS.

Suffer humiliation; eat humble pie.

EATS.

Food.

EAT-UP.

A meal.

EDGE.

To discontinue.

EGGS-A-COOK.

The cry of the Egyptian egg vendors. Afterwards applied to the members of the third Australian Division who wore an oval color patch.

EGGS-A-FRIED.

Name applied to the 4th Div. Pioneer Battalion who wore a circular white patch with a smaller circular patchsuperimposed [sic].

EMMA EMMA ESSES.

Smoke-o (from the signal alphabet capital letters M.M.S. men may smoke). An order used on the march at attention when it is desired by the Officer Commanding to march at ease and allow smoking in the ranks.

EMMA PIP.

Signalmen's way of saying M.P. Used as a nickname for the Military Police.

ESSES EMMA.

The Sergeant Major; again signal's pronunciation.

EYEFULL.

A close scrutiny; a good view.

EYEWASH.

Deception; humbug.

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