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Roughing It in Van Dieman’s Land choose

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[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 45: It is sometimes called the ‘bushman’s clock’, because it laughs before sunrise, at noon, and at sundown.
at bushman’s clock (n.) under bushman’s..., n.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 21: He had ‘spotted’ the captain, riding down with the young ‘new chum,’ to his house.
at new chum, n.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 46: They they was a-layin’ about on their backs [...] a-gruntin’ and a-snorin’ like pigs fit to bust.
at fit to bust under fit to..., phr.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 40: And look’ee here, Norman. Don’t give ’em food and baccy.
at lookee here!, excl.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 70: It was no great wonder that Jacky-Jacky preferred mutton.
at jacky jacky, n.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 37: Frank had had enough of ‘lazy bed’ – cooked ’possum.
at lazy bed (n.) under lazy, adj.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 18: He’d do anything when he’s in a scot.
at scot, n.
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 29: They were to travel on foot, ‘humping the swag’.
at hump one’s swag (v.) under swag, n.1
[Aus] ‘Edward Howe’ Roughing It in Van Diemen’s Land 52: Here was, in Californian slang, a ‘Sydney duck,’ far better worth bagging than the Tasmanian ones he had been trying for.
at Sydney duck (n.) under Sydney, n.
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