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[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 165: Laughing Jackass [...] is well and truly stiled the Bushman’s clock.
at bushman’s clock (n.) under bushman’s..., n.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 362: Though Peter volunteered to go back after him I determined to ‘chance it’.
at chance it (v.) under chance, v.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 28: The ‘new chum’ is generally employed [...] in collecting the animals. [Ibid.] 366: ‘New Chum,’ in opposition to ‘Old Chum.’ The former ‘cognomen’ peculiarizing the newly-arrived Emigrant; the latter as a mark of respect attached to the more experienced Colonist.
at old chum (n.) under chum, n.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 28: The ‘new chum’ is generally employed [...] in collecting the animals. [Ibid.] 366: ‘New Chum,’ in opposition to ‘Old Chum.’ The former ‘cognomen’ peculiarizing the newly-arrived Emigrant; the latter as a mark of respect attached to the more experienced Colonist.
at new chum, n.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 302: This day’s work [climbing a tree to look around] is what is generally though not elegantly termed ‘eye-balling.’.
at eyeball, v.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 302: This day’s work [climbing a tree to look around] is what is generally though not elegantly termed ‘eye-balling.’.
at eyeballing, n.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 29: Some prefer a plate and knife and fork [...] others [...] seizing the lump of beef in one hand and the damper in the other, ‘fist it’.
at fist it (v.) under fist, n.
[Aus] C.P. Hodgson Reminiscences of Aus. 324: I sent the two blacks, Jacky and Bobby, to the spot where we last saw the tracks.
at jacky jacky, n.
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