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Horrie the Wog-Dog choose

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[Aus] I.L. Idriess Horrie The Wog-Dog 6: At our tent all the Rebels were ‘bashing the spine’, sprawled out ‘in various attitudes of I don’t care’.
at bash the spine (v.) under bash, v.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Horrie The Wog-Dog 225: ‘He’s a cert!’ grinned Gordie. ‘He’ll make history in Australia yet.’.
at cert, n.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Horrie The Wog-Dog 10: You funny little sausage. Are you going to be our mascot?
at sausage, n.
[Aus] I.L. Idriess Horrie The Wog-Dog 8: ‘That’s it!’ declared Fitz. ‘Arab-dog — Wog-dog!’ We all laughed. ‘Wog-dog’ really did seem to suit the funny little fellow. ‘Wog’ was the Aussie soldiers’ nickname for the Arabs.
at wog, adj.
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