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The Gorse Blooms Pale choose

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[NZ] D. Davin Gorse Blooms Pale 194: Hey, Shorty, go easy on that Cocky’s Joy. It’s not every day my old woman sends me a tin.
at cocky’s delight (n.) under cocky, n.2
[NZ] D. Davin Gorse Blooms Pale 91: Another go at making a do of things with his wife [DNZE].
at make a do of (v.) under do, n.
[NZ] D. Davin Gorse Blooms Pale 194: There we were as usual this morning at Sparrowfart, me with the jeep pulled up in front of the General’s caravan.
at sparrow-fart, n.1
[NZ] D. Davin Gorse Blooms Pale 115: Old Slyboots, Norah always called him.
at slyboots (n.) under sly, adj.
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