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[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 335: I’ve got in co wi’ sum bad uns.
at bad ’un (n.) under bad, adj.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] stealing lead from a roof, flying the blue pigeon.
at fly the blue pigeon (v.) under blue pigeon, n.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] midnight prowlers who rob drunken men, bug hunters.
at bug-hunter, n.2
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 335: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] whipping while in prison, claws for breakfast.
at claws for breakfast (n.) under claw, n.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] entering the house while a family is at church, dead lurk.
at dead lurk, n.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] burglary is breaking a drum.
at break a drum (v.) under drum, n.3
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] breaking a square of glass, starring the glaze.
at star the glaze (v.) under glaze, n.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 335: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] Hidden from the police, in lavender.
at in lavender under lay (up) in lavender, v.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 335: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] the condemned cell, the salt-box.
at salt-box (n.) under salt, n.3
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] bad money, sinker.
at sinker, n.2
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 335: [as cit. 1869].
at sugar, adj.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] three months’, a tail piece.
at tail-piece (n.) under tail, n.
[Aus] D.V. Lucas Aus. and Homeward 334: Some of their slang may be interesting [...] convicted of stealing and sentenced, in for a vamp.
at vamp, n.2
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