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The Roaring Nineties choose

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[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 136: He has a crack at it — and there she is, rich as blazes.
at blazes, n.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 124: ‘Give it a bone, Ma!’ a man’s voice sung out.
at give it a bone! (excl.) under bone, n.1
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 137: His mate was Johnny Bull. They wasn’t doin’ too well, but that old bumfreezer made out to Johnny he was sharin’ equal. He started sneakin’ a bit of gold over to the storekeeper. [...] This was a crime.
at bum freezer (n.) under bum, n.1
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 136: Gord, did we whip the cat! It was a chance of a lifetime we missed.
at whip the cat, v.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 186: Teddy was tied-up so tightly he would’ve konked out, if a chap [...] hadn’t made ’em loosen the ropes.
at conk (out), v.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 184: He saw a ’Ghan takin’ a couple of camels down to the Cattle Swamp.
at ’Ghan, n.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 182: ‘Cripes, can y’r beat it?’ Sam muttered. ‘Takes the goat’s tail!’ Blunt Pick agreed.
at take the goat’s tail (v.) under goat, n.1
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 139: By goom, if they come samplin’ reef of mine, I’d bring out me bluderbus.
at gom, n.1
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 185: ‘We’ll shift ’em,’ Dinny said. ‘It’s ‘Hooshta!’ for the ’Ghans, eh Dinny?’ Frisco laughed.
at hooshta, n.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 82: Morrey wants a kick in the pants, not comin’ in to meet her.
at kick in the pants (n.) under kick, n.5
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 30: Miners and prospectors would turn out and yell to a dull, dirty sky clouded with red dust: ‘Send her down! Send her down, Hughie!’.
at send her down Hughie under send, v.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard Roaring Nineties 137: There was a snoozer, name of Winterbottom.
at snoozer, n.1
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