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[Aus] Braidwood Dispatch (NSW) 9 Sept. 1/2: Knowin’ the ropes, I dives out, and is back in a tick with the music-box. Spillin’ it on the bed, I opens up an’ gives them me old favorite, the Boskerina Waltz.
at boskerina, n.
[Aus] Braidwood Dispatch (NSW) 12 Aug. 3/3: ‘Brad’ [...] went to the pack in his mixed [doubles]. [...] After he had par taken of a double handful of go-fast pills he quickly sparkled and was enabled to see the day out.
at go-fast pills (n.) under go-fast, n.
[Aus] Braidwood Dispatch (NSW) 18 Aug. 1/1: Mr. Roper [...] regarded the ‘yes’ propaganda touching service men as merely a ‘low-heel’ type of thing to influence the soldiers’ vote.
at low-heeled, adj.
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