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[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 32: Did I make it clear you’ll have to cook for yourself? Ever do any baching?
at bach (it), v.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 20: Every port ya blow ya bag ’bout a shore-job, an’ what d’ya do? [...] ya get drunk—ya get in a fight—ya come back aboard.
at blow one’s bags (out) (v.) under blow, v.1
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 56: It ain’t much, but it would be better than stoppin’ wiv old Bubble-’ead.
at bubblehead, n.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 66: That ain’t no reason for let to go pokin’ mullick at the bush-’eads. These city sheilas are all the same.
at bush-head, n.2
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 245: ‘Give it to him, Jack!’ ‘Up there, Cazally!’ ‘Throw the silly bastards over the side!’ [AND].
at up there Cazaly!, excl.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 126: I don’t give a continental about the chickens.
at continental, n.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 253: By cripes, Jim, you’re a hard doer all right!
at cripes!, excl.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 56: Ain’t you ’ad a gutsful of er?
at gutsful, n.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 66: She’s got class, that piece, but that ain’t no reason for ’er ter go pokin’ mullick at the bush-’eads.
at poke mullock (v.) under mullock, n.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 253: ‘By cripes, Jim, you’re a hard doer all right!’ ‘You’re no pansy, either, if it comes to it.’.
at pansy, n.
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 67: There was a bit of a shine on in the kitchen last night. [...] They’ve all go the sulks this morning.
at shine, n.2
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 66: She’s got noffink ter skite abaht, anyhow, [...] She’s only a cocky’s daughter.
at skite, v.1
[Aus] J. Morrison Port of Call 20: Ya go ta sea again with one great beeg head an’ a snout on the whole bloody world.
at snout, n.3
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