Eight Men Glossary

Eight Men Glossary

mackerel

a fish used for commercial used as "food fish"

"sopped it up"

soak with liquid

"a crimson stream"

a flow of blood

"plug the bullet hole"

to apply pressure to stop blood flow, in the case because of a bullet shot

cartridges

a container that holds bullets

"so hep me Gawd!"

Correct spelling: So help me God!; "God" is often spelled "Gawd" in this book

perforation

a hole created by deliberate piercing

exertion

great effort, physically and/or mentally

manhole

a small opening on the floor designed to allow a person to enter, usually to a sewage or otherwise under pavement or roads

taut

tightly pulled without slack; full of tension

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