Green’s Dictionary of Slang

this and that n.

[rhy. sl.]

1. a hat.

[Aus]Mirror (Perth) 14 Sept. 17/2: Hat: This and that.
[US]Maurer & Baker ‘“Aus.” Rhyming Argot’ in AS XIX:3.
[UK]J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
[UK]R. Walton ‘Cockney Jack’ 🌐 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.
[UK]B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.

2. (also thises and thats) spats.

[UK]Partridge DSUE (8th edn) 1221: early C.20.

3. a cricket bat.

[Aus]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.
[UK]B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.
[Aus]Pete’s Aussie Sl. Home Page 🌐 this and that: a bat, for cricket.

4. a cat.

[UK]B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.