Green’s Dictionary of Slang
T. McCombie Aus. Sketches 193: It was a terrible duffer anyhow, every ounce of gold got from it cost £20 I’ll swear.at duffer, n.2
T. McCombie Aus. Sketches 172: The settlers designate the old kangaroos as ‘old men’ and ‘old women;’ the full-grown animals are named ‘flyers,’ and are swifter than the British hare.at old man, n.
T. McCombie Aus. Sketches 135: A claim without gold is termed a ‘shicer.’.at shicer, n.
T. McCombie Aus. Sketches 80: Gentlemen required a great deal of attendance, did not ‘shout’ (the slang term for ordering grog) every quarter of an hour, and therefore spent comparatively nothing.at shout, v.
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