this and that n.
1. a hat.
Mirror (Perth) 14 Sept. 17/2: Hat: This and that. | ||
AS XIX:3. | ‘“Aus.” Rhyming Argot’ in||
Dict. of Rhy. Sl. | ||
🌐 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’||
Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl. |
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. | ||
Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl. | ||
Pete’s Aussie Sl. Home Page 🌐 this and that: a bat, for cricket. |
4. a cat.
Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl. |