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The Bride of Gospel Place choose

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[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 109: Smithy: You should have seen me mount the peter and back-chat the ziffs.
at backchat, v.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 84: Lily: I seem to be getting ready for the boneyard.
at boneyard, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 88: Bill: (takes bottle from pocket) [...] Come on! I’ll bottle you off!
at bottle, v.1
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 88: Renie: (to the company) I’m off the chain to-night. Master: Bill’ll be after you.
at off the chain under chain, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 80: Smithy: I’ll have short soup, and duck and fowl. Spiro: (angrily) This ain’t no Chow joint.
at chow joint (n.) under Chow, adj.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 80: Lily: I’m not feeling too clever (coughs) .
at clever, adj.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 109: Smithy: Talk about a sweater. It was head-down from coat-off to stagger-home.
at from coat-off to stagger-home under coat, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 98: ‘That’s how I’ll deal with the coon’.
at coon, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 76: Milky: (rising) Hear the dago talking to me Spiro: (excitedly) I ain’t no Dago. I’m Greek.
at dago, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 114: Buck: I’ll do for you, you devil! [...] You’ve settled both of us.
at do for, v.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 103: Renie:It’s been a great night, Lil. Lily: I hope we don’t finish up in the giggle-house.
at giggle house (n.) under giggle, adj.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 103: Delia: She had a pretty bad run at one time [...] I thought she was going to the pack.
at go to the pack (v.) under pack, n.2
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 109: Smithy: You should have seen me mount the peter and back-chat the ziffs.
at peter, n.3
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 137: Master: I collcted a quid from Spiro. Smithy: Blime! I thought he had snakes in his pocket.
at have death adders in one’s pockets (v.) under pocket, n.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 114: Buck: I’ll do for you, you devil! [...] You’ve settled both of us.
at settle, v.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 76: Doctor: You’re shot [...] Supper will sober you up.
at shot, adj.
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 81: Smithy: What’s the skull-cracker doing round here.
at skull-cracker (n.) under skull, n.1
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 135: We’ll have a spot, boy. Milky gets whiskey and fills two glasses.
at spot, n.3
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 109: Smithy: Talk about a sweater. It was head-down from coat-off to stagger-home.
at sweater, n.1
[Aus] L. Esson Bride of Gospel Place 109: [of barristers] Smithy: You should have seen me mount the peter and back-chat the ziffs.
at ziff, n.2
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