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[NZ] Nelson Eve. Mail (NZ) 11 Oct. 2/2: Sales by Auction [...] Cigars, Rum, Old Tom.
at old tom, n.
[NZ] Nelson Eve. Mail (NZ) 13 June 4/1: Thirty years ago the pricipal London makers of the luqid known as ‘Old Tom’ were [...] Burnett and Booth.
at old tom, n.
[NZ] Nelson Eve. Mail (NZ) 10 Dec. 3/2: (from The Australian) The Larrikin Pest [...] Mr Pratt’s book dealing with larrikinism was much in eveidence.
at larrikinism (n.) under larrikin, n.
[NZ] Nelson Eve. Mail (NZ) 25 Apr. 2/2: [advt.] A Feal Scorcher. Another shipment of Boys’ Wash Strong Red Winter Jerseys Arrived Today.
at scorcher, n.
[NZ] Nelson Mail (Nelson, NZ) 13 Nov. 13: The Bloke was a turn-of-the-century larrikin [...] he’s right up there with The Man from Snowy River and Clancy of the Overflow in Aussie folk-lore.
at larrikin, n.
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