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Marlborough Express (NZ) 11 Aug. 2/6: Himself and his mate ‘had cracked a crib’ at Brighton, the Jeweller’s shop.at crack, v.2
Marlborough Express (NZ) 11 Aug. 2/6: Himself and his mate ‘had cracked a crib’ at Brighton, the Jeweller’s shop. Marlborough Express (NZ) 11 Aug. 2/6: The visitors [...] carried a motion that an adjournment should be made to the nearest hotel to knock up the publican and get a drop of whiskey.at knock up, v.
Marlborough Exp. (NZ) 29 Dec. 2/6: ‘Lambing Down’ [...] Bushmen, with large cheques, continue to pour into the city. It is expected that the lambing-down will go on briskly.at lamb down, v.
Marlborough Express (NZ) 7 Jan. 4/1: Well, Sambo, how do you like your new place?at sambo, n.1
Marlborough Exp. 5 Apr. 2/8: Two other Wairarapu chiefs have published a letter calling on Mr Duthie to withdraw his reference to ‘nigger landlords’.at nigger, adj.
Marlborough Express 22 Oct. 5/5: They are of the Colonial Nobility, i.e., Squattocracy.at squattocracy, n.
Marlborough Express (NZ) 4 Apr. 5: These deluded people think that ‘boiled dog’ is essential to breeding.at boiled dog (n.) under boiled, adj.
Marlborough Exp. 16 Jan. 6: ‘What ho, she bumps,’ ‘bonster,’ and its corruption ‘boshter’ and ‘bosker,’ had a great run some little time ago, but are seldom heard nowadays.at bonster, adj.
Marlborough Express (NZ) 16 Dec. 4/7: [headline] ‘Work-us’ Inmates Demand Bread-and-Butter.at workus, n.
Marlborough Exp. (N.Z.) 3 June 3/2: They rest called Fred ‘cap’ when they wanted to touch him up till pay-day.at cap, n.1
Marlborough Express (N.Z.) 3 June 3/4: That battery was a travelling sly-grog shop of the most depraved type.at sly-grog, n.
Marlborough Exp. (N.Z.) 3 June 3/2: They rest called Fred ‘cap’ when they wanted to touch him up till pay-day.at touch up, v.2
Marlborough Express 13 Sept. 7: The Hon. Mr Herries: ‘Well, you have two chances—Buckley’s and your own.’ (Laughter).at Buckley’s, n.
Marlborough Exp. (NZ) 29 Nov. 8/1: The ‘lounge lizard’ is a male type which infests dance resorts.at lounge lizard (n.) under lounge, n.
(ref. to 1946) Marlborough Express (NZ) 25 Oct. 🌐 There were no frame packs, only the old ‘kidney rotter’ ones and the filling in sleeping bags was lumpy and unevenly distributed.at kidney-bruiser (n.) under kidney, n.
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