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The Long White Cloud choose

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[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 213: Big tub of lard. [...] The bobbies might sling a hook in his beef.
at beef, n.1
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 171: Of all the crust – the Grand National. His race.
at crust, n.2
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 136: Theories. Huh. Dingleberries. Looks like somebody docked their tails mighty short.
at dingleberry, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 334: Under all that hell-and-high spirits is a good head. Knows sheep from ears to dingleberries.
at dingleberry, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 8: She was back in England, right now. She’d never really followed him Down Under.
at down under, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 171: Felt as though you were being robbed before you could get your dukes up.
at duke, n.3
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 31: ’E made a pile o’ greenies.
at greenie, n.2
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 17: Don’ give me a big haka about going to town.
at haka, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 37: What did you do at Cavendish – run horse apples through a test tube?
at horse apple (n.) under horse, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 194: The little finger played over to the thumb on the mutilated hand. ‘Hmm,’ he said. ‘You didn’t do it out of playin’ sweet jesus, though.’.
at play, v.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 130: ‘Up against a ringer.’ Jeff nodded at Nevil’s horse. ‘We’ll make use of him.’.
at ringer, n.
[NZ] R.M. Rogers Long White Cloud 13: Hislops are holding a tangi tonight. Tiare invited all of us.
at tangi, n.
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