jack pines North American evergreens with soft wood and short, twisted needles.
jodpurs A type of trousers, named after the Indian state of Jodhpur, they end right below the knee and flare around the hips.
Kaiser Jagers Alpine troops.
Karagach a town in Turkey.
Kikuyu a member of a Kenya tribe.
Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa, approximately 19,317 feet.
kippers and coffee the British are fond of kippered herring — brine-soaked and smoked filets of fish, served most often for breakfast.
Kirsch a cherry-flavored liquor.
Klim trade name for a kind of powdered milk (spell it backward).
kosher convent To most people, a convent is associated with Catholicism; here, Max jokes that Al, probably Jewish, would have to be in a "kosher" convent; kosher is Yiddish for food that is ritually clean, according to dietary laws.
L'Auto a Paris newspaper devoted to sports news.
leaders lengths of wire or gut or nylon connecting hooks to fishing lines.
locataire a tenant.
lorry British for truck.
louts awkward and stupid people.
