Garde Republicaine resplendently uniformed troops that guarded the French Parliament.
giant killer liquor; in this case, Scotch whiskey.
the Giants the New York Giants, a Major League baseball team from 1902-32.
gimlet a popular British colonial drink made from gin and lime juice. Originally it was believed that gimlets were good for staving off scurvy. Since then it has become a popular American drink and is often made with vodka and lime juice.
gut shot a shot into the stomach of an animal.
half-breed a derogatory term used to refer to a person of mixed racial ancestry, especially American Indian and Caucasian.
haversacks bags carried over only one shoulder to transport supplies.
He who ruleth his spirit is greater than he that taketh a city. The quotation is from the Bible, Proverbs 16:31-32.
Heinie Zim Heinie Zimmerman, a Chicago Cubs baseball player; he was traded to the New York Giants.
hombre man
impala a type of antelope that makes prodigious leaps to see if enemies are near. It is very similar to the eland antelope.
in the fall possibly an autumn during 1918, the last year of World War I. Hemingway was injured in July 1918 while delivering chocolates and cigarettes to Italian soldiers stationed on the Piave River.
inflation Germany suffered a terrible inflation in the middle 1920s and was eventually helped economically to recover by the United States and its so-called Dodge Plan.
interne a recent graduate of medical school undergoing hands-on, practical training.
ivresse drunkenness.
