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Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 10: I got the thimble to church and fenced it for three cooter, and four deaners [...] I got the works of the watch changed to another case and sold it for three sovereigns and two shillings.at church a yack, v.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 10: I got the thimble to church and fenced it for three cooter, and four deaners [...] I got the works of the watch changed to another case and sold it for three sovereigns and two shillings. Sydney Sl. Dict. 5: Guy Avack - To Run.at guy-a-whack, v.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 6: No Flies - Emphatic in the affirmative.at no flies (about)!, excl.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Abraham (Sham) - To feign sickness or distress. From ‘Abraham Man,’ the ancient cant term for a begging impostor, or one who pretended to have been mad.at abraham-man, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Abraham (Sham) - To feign sickness or distress.at sham abram, v.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 4: Floating Academies - The hulks.at floating academy, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Afternoon Farmer - One who wastes his best opportunity, and drives off the large end of his work to the little end of his time.at afternoon farmer, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. 10/2: The Parson is on the highfly [...] He’ll gammon the swells. He touched one for an alderman the first ten minutes.at alderman, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: All There - Up to the mark. A term of encomium. Sometimes, ‘All the way there’.at all there, adj.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 6: Out and Out - Primed up to anything, excellent.at out-and-out, adj.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 11: Yay-nay - A poor ‘yes’ and ‘no’ person.at yea and nay (man), n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 5: Longs and Shorts - Cards made for cheating.at longs and shorts, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Auctioneer - Tom Sayers’ right was known to pugilistic fame as ‘the auctioneer.’ To ‘tip him the auctioneer,’ is to knock a man down.at auctioneer, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Back Jump - A back window (prison term).at back-jump, n.1
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 2: Buckra - A white man originally a ‘flogging man,’ and the application of it to the whites by the negroes is therefore interesting. They probably first learned it from a missionary.at backra, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Back Slang It - To go out the back way; to get away quickly.at backslang it, v.
Sydney Sl. Dict. 9/2: Sue flimped a soot bag and a prop. She’s the flyest wire in the mob, and all the family men are spoony on her. Sue stole a reticule and a brooch. She’s the smartest lady’s pocket thief in the company (or ‘school’), and all the thieves are smitten with her.at soot-bag, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Ball - Prison allowance of meat (usually 6 oz.).at ball, n.1
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Ballast - Money. A rich man is said to be well ballasted.at ballast, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Balmy - Sleep. To ‘take a dose of the balmy.’.at balmy, the, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. 10: The Parson is on the highfly in a fantail banger.at banger, n.2
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Bank - To put in a place of safety. Also to go shares.at bank, v.1
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Barking iron or Barker - A pistol.at barker, n.1
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Barking iron or Barker - A pistol.at barking iron, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Barn Stormers - Theatricals who travel the country.at barnstormer, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Bart - A girl, generally applied to those of loose character.at bart, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 11: Helbat - A table.at hel-bat, n.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: ‘On the batter,’ on the streets or town.at batter, v.
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Batter - Wear and tear.at batter, n.2
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 1: Beaker Hunter - Poultry stealer.at beaker-hunter (n.) under beaker, n.2
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