1909 H. Thompson ‘Song of a Rolling Stone’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 90: I swore till all was blue.at till all is blue, phr.
1909 H. Thompson ‘Another Station Ballad’ in Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 43: It’s ninety in the shade [...] the skin peels off yer nose [...] The sorrows of the clerk, / Sittin’ in a shady office / While yer sheddin’ off yer bark.at bark, n.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘Another Station Ballad’ in Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 43: I’ll eat my bloomin’ hat, lads [...] You can bet yer life on that.at bet one’s (sweet) life (v.) under bet, v.
1909 H. Thompson ‘Song of a Rolling Stone’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 94: Cow spankin’ wasn’t quite the game they cracked it up to be.at not all it’s cracked up to be under crack up, v.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘Another Station Ballad’ in Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 47: Ye’ll never tire of mutton, and ye’ll never take the huff.at take (the) huff (v.) under huff, n.
1909 H. Thompson ‘Ned Dunne’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 63: He’d [...] ‘padded hoof’ to Albertown.at pad the hoof (v.) under pad, v.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘The Rabbit Raid’ in Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 53: His love of gold was so intense / He’ d starve himself to save expense [...] He was a screw—.at screw, n.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘Another Station Ballad’ in Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 43: I’ll show you where they’re wrong in half a shake.at half-a-shake (n.) under shake, n.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘Ned Dunne’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 61: He carried on his back a swag with tent and fly.at swag, n.1
1909 H. Thompson ‘Man Who Humps his Drum’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 83: To be in time for tucker I can travel like a tyke.at tucker, n.
1909 H. Thompson ‘Song of a Rolling Stone’ Ballads About Business and Back-Block Life 91: You’ll be sure to get some yacker.at yacker, n.1