1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 3/3: The tottering sea wall on the reclamation, the Hobson-street abortion of a wharf.at abortion, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/3: Bob knows how many beans make five.at know beans (v.) under beans, n.3
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 4/2: What attraction is there for Ken at the manager’s? Is it to see that big cheese?at big cheese, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 4/1: The Jew boy seems very happy flying round with Miss W.at Jew boy, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: Why does not the bullock-puncher go to the Kauri so often now?at bullock-puncher (n.) under bullock, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: At the spooning-class coffee-fight, publicans, sinners, and saints, shook hands over the coffee-pot.at coffee-fight (n.) under coffee, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/3: What was that cow-puncher doing at the party?at cow-puncher, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 3/3: Is there some malific influence working in all our public bodies — from the Government down to Bumbledom?at -dom, sfx
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: Too bad of Sam not to take Miss A. to the hop the other night.at hop, n.1
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 4/2: Joe sticks to the Would-be’s-out and out ‘jam tart’ now.at jam tart, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 4/3: Oh, didn’t he put on jam with them!at put on jam (v.) under jam, n.2
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/3: Did he expect a long sleever every time he sang?at long-sleever (n.) under long, adj.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 12 Sept. 2/4: Quackery! It is satisfactory that one of the many distributors of impure literature has been brought to book [...] the majority of these publications are given forth in the interest of those whom the sensible term Quacks.at quackery (n.) under quack, v.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 5 Sept. 4/4: Professor Hugo was rather rough on poor T. at his recent lecture.at rough on under rough, adj.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/2: Who was the Kaukpaka young gentleman that got ‘shirty’ because T. did him out of a dance.at shirty, adj.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/1: Too bad of you, May, to keep Ted waiting [...] so long the other night, and then not show up.at show (up), v.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: Nat is spooning as usual, with very little to spoon with.at spoon, v.1
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: The gem of the evening at the tea-fight was a laughing duet by P. and Sally.at tea fight (n.) under tea, n.
1885 Observer and Freelance (Wellington) 29 Aug. 9/4: Molly will wind up with ‘Things we can’t do openly we do upon the sly’.at wind up, v.
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: That Tradesmen’s Athletic meeting was a regular dry hash [...] but the members made up for that by having a ‘bob in’ after.at bob-in (n.) under bob, n.3
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/4: What were the young men doing in the Billiard froom so late [...] Nuff sed. . .at nuff ced, phr.
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: Young cock sparrow looks a deuce of a chump in the naval’s rig-out. Pretty cocky!at chump, n.
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: Young cock sparrow looks a deuce of a chump in the naval’s rig-out. Pretty cocky!at deuce, the, phr.
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/2: We hear that M.K. and D.Mc. are soon to run in double harness.at double harness (n.) under double, adj.
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: That Tradesmen’s Athletic meeting was a regular dry hash [...] but the members made up for that by having a ‘bob in’ after.at dry, adj.1
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: That Tradesmen’s Athletic meeting was a regular dry hash [...] but the members made up for that by having a ‘bob in’ after.at dry hash (n.) under dry, adj.1
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: The high school girls look a charming lot [...] The little ducks.at duck, n.1
1886 N.Z. Observer and Free Lance (Auckland) 20 Mar. 23/1: Great Scott! you don’t say so.at great Scott! (excl.) under great...!, excl.