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Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds choose

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[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 126: The ‘Shiner’ with his straw hat and umbrella had wandered along on his usual cadge.
at on the (grand) cadge under cadge, the, n.
[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 127: After a cuppa and a chat.
at cuppa, n.
[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 43: Caesar’s Ghost! What is this?
at great Caesar! (excl.) under great...!, excl.
[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 102: A small pick and shovel with a nugget attached used to be a great seller, as was also the heavy signet ring with a nugget on top — ‘knuckle-dusters’ they were called.
at knuckleduster, n.
[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 127: I am sure it was not because I was a ‘pointer’ all my life.
at pointer, n.2
[NZ] J.B. Hislop Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds 107: One evening, on answering a knock on the homestead front door, he was met by a traveller with ‘port sammy’ all set for the usual kind invitation to come along inside.
at portsammy, n.
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