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[UK] (con. 1920s) B. Moore From Forest to Farm 66: He was concerned to see a young single man ‘batching’ as I did.
at bach (it), v.
[UK] (con. 1920s) B. Moore From Forest to Farm 63: On one never-to-be-forgot occasion I made a ‘blue’ which I have not lived down yet.
at blue, n.4
[UK] (con. 1920s) B. Moore From Forest to Farm 66: He urged on me the merits of acquiring a Maori, as against a Pakeha wife.
at P?keh?, n.
[UK] (con. 1920s) B. Moore From Forest to Farm 43: This appealed to the Maori, who [...] bawled, ‘By Korri— the blurry good sulky eh?!!’.
at py korry!, excl.
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