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[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Molony, J.P.’ in Budgeree Ballads 52: ‘Tare and ages!’ says I, ‘may the divil set sail / Wid your wife and her fool of a hat!’.
at tare an’ ages!, excl.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘A Christmas Jamberoo’ in Budgeree Ballads 128: You’re a pretty article, to get in such disgrace.
at article, n.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Suburban Felicity’ Budgeree Ballads 11: I popped into bed, mum, I wrapped up my head, mum, / And tried all I could to bamboozle ’em.
at bamboozle, v.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ Budgeree Ballads 85: I’ll work me bloomin’ eye-balls out to please yer.
at blooming, adj.1
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 83: Lumme Liza! You’re a bosker! You’re a jewel!
at bosker, n.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 84: I used to deal in bottles, but I gave that line a rest. / Empty bottles ain’t much chop.
at not much chop under no chop, phr.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Philosophical Coal Lumper’ Budgeree Ballads 151: Maude was out to ’ave ’er little bit of fun [...] But a tart wot chucks a lumper / For a knock-kneed counter-jumper, / Well! She ain’t the sort of tart to fret abaht.
at chuck, v.2
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Philosophical Coal Lumper’ in Budgeree Ballads 151: Maude was out to ’ave ’er little bit of fun [...] But a tart wot chucks a lumper / For a knock-kneed counter-jumper, / Well! She ain’t the sort of tart to fret abaht.
at counter-jumper, n.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 83: It’s fair dinkum what I’m tellin’ yer.
at fair dinkum, adj.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 83: I’m that fair knocked out that ’arf me time I don’t know what I do.
at knocked out, adj.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Football at Gulligalore’ in Budgeree Ballads 102: Then Tim, in his turn, got laid out by McCoy, / And McCoy got his nose broke by Paddy O’Hare.
at lay out, v.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Molony, J.P.’ in Budgeree Ballads 51: ’Tis blue-mouldy she is, when she looks at your hat, / Which is knockin’ the shine out of Billygoat Flat.
at mouldy, adj.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 87: You’re a daisy! You’re a plum! You’re— well, you’re Liza!
at plum, n.3
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 85: I’m a clean pertater, Liza.
at potato, n.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 84: There are swells come smoogin’ rahnd yer, what profess they can’t be beat.
at smoodge, v.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ in Budgeree Ballads 83: Lumme Liza! You’re a bosker! You’re a jewel! You’re a tart!
at tart, n.
[Aus] T.E. Spencer ‘Liza’ Budgeree Ballads 83: Why I wops me poor old mare, although I prize her.
at whop, v.
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