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[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 21 Feb. 2/4: Our late Police Magistrate [...] was obliged to check the practical jokes of these hobbledehoys [...] and effectually put a stop to the objectionable practice of tin-kettling, sign-board defacing, and other vagaries.
at tin-kettle (v.) under tin, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 27 June 3/5: [advert] OH! Working Men and Sloggers, you know that if you choose, / The BACK DRUM is the plus where you can get a booze.
at slogger, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 30 Apr. 9/3: A bit of grilled ‘banjo‘ (shoulder of mutton) is not too bad after a 30-mile ride.
at banjo, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 1 May 8/1: [They] have never had a chance of seeing any other paper but the Worker, commonly called the ‘Bagman’s Gazette’ amongst them.
at bagman’s gazette, the (n.) under bagman, n.
[Aus] West. Champion & General Advertiser (Barcaldine, Qld) 6 Mar. 11: They present bill Adams witha Jacky Howe singlet.
at Jackie Howe, n.
[Aus] West. Champion & General Advertiser (Barcaldine, Qld) 4 Dec. 11/3: The owner gravely informed him that the dog in question was a ‘liver-and-white tripehound’.
at tripe-hound (n.) under tripe, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 4 Nov. 6/1: A new slang word has been invented in Sydney by the ‘push.’ Everything which particularly appeals to the fancy of the talent is spoken of as ‘bosker.’ At the football matches one hears ‘Ain’t ’e a bosker’ instead of, as formerly, ‘Ain’t ’e a champeon’.
at bosker, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcakldine, Qld) 16 Mar. 12/2: It looks as though all the how-d’ye-do and hullaballoo about the Premier’s immigration scheme was far too previous.
at how-do-you-do, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcakldine, Qld) 16 Mar. 12/2: It looks as though all the how-d’ye-do and hullaballoo about the Premier’s immigration scheme was far too previous.
at previous, adj.
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 16 Mar. 12/2: he was fined the thumping sum of £18 10s.
at thumping, adj.
[Aus] Western Champion 1 Dec. 15/2: He again left his money with the boss [...] He got to Melbourne in duue time as stiff as a crutch.
at stiff as a crutch (adj.) under stiff, adj.
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 13 Mar. 68/1: Accused said he had been on a bender but he would never drink again.
at bender, n.2
[Aus] West. Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 21 Dec. 21/1: Women over the other side of the Big Drink know what’s what in joolery.
at big drink (n.) under drink, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld) 17 Aug. 29/3: [cartoon caption] Making It a Welter Indignant Footballer (to belated batsman): ‘’Ere, wot’s yer game? Trying to beat don Bradman’s aggrigit!’.
at make a welter (v.) under welter, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: But what he properly wakes up to is his blued cheque [...] He’d got nothing. No money, no tucker.
at blow, v.2
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/3: Me old dream-box ’s feelin’ just the thing.
at dreambox (n.) under dream, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: Gorstruth!
at gawdstruth!, excl.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: ‘Scandalous’ Graham in a jack Howe flannel, was sitting hunched in bunk.
at Jackie Howe, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: The barmaid was particularly haughty [...] She took the huff too just becos I leaned across the bar and whispered somethin’ in her pink ear.
at take (the) huff (v.) under huff, n.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/2: I pulled off me coat and into him.
at into, prep.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/2: You orter heard the charge next morning! Gee-roo-salem!
at Jerusalem!, excl.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/3: Strike me lucky, it must be late.
at strike me lucky! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: Shied straight to the store [...] bought a sheik suit.
at sheik, n.1
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/1: There was a barmaid sluggin’ the pump.
at slug, v.2
[Aus] Western Champion (Qld) 12 Dec. 3/2: But he up an’ snorts the likes of me makes a public bar no place for his daughter.
at up, v.
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