this and that n.
1. a hat.
![]() | Mirror (Perth) 14 Sept. 17/2: Hat: This and that. | |
![]() | AS XIX:3. | ‘“Aus.” Rhyming Argot’ in|
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![]() | 🌐 When Jack finished eating he put his this and that on his loaf of bread, picked up his Isabella, kissed his cheese and kisses, and left for work. | ‘Cockney Jack’|
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2. (also thises and thats) spats.
![]() | DSUE (8th edn) 1221: early C.20. |
3. a cricket bat.
![]() | Argus (Melbourne 5 Feb. 3/2: Hutton has now [...] raised his This and That, waiting for Miller to take a Currant Bun and send down the first Town Hall. | |
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![]() | Pete’s Aussie Sl. Home Page 🌐 this and that: a bat, for cricket. |
4. a cat.
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