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The Cattle King choose

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[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 63: He had taken up country on the ‘blind’, without ever having seen it.
at on the blind under blind, n.1
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 268: There’s no sauce. And that brownie—you would be lucky if you found a currant in it!
at brownie, n.1
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 90: Those horses you sold me are all duffed. I want my money back.
at duff, adj.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 172: This country will owe the old ‘Humpy’ a debt of gratitude.
at humpy, n.1
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 240: Jacky’s great ambition was to own a pair of boots.
at jacky jacky, n.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 78: ‘Any ‘outside’ news?’ [...] ‘I don’t take much notice of mulga wires.’.
at mulga wire(s) (n.) under mulga, n.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 78: ‘Any ‘outside’ news?’ [...] ‘I don’t take much notice of mulga wires.’.
at outside, n.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Cattle King 189: The surest place to find Sid Kidman [...] was among the crowd around the ‘Sallies’.
at Sally, n.
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