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[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 107: What about shot of amber?
at amber, n.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 191: The confusion seemingly inseparable from men baching for themselves.
at bach (it), v.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 124: Been cobbers since kids and wanted to keep together in the Great Stoush.
at Big Stoush, n.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 126: [of a car] ‘Old bitch’s boilin,’ remarked Dick. ‘Yair. Not as good as she was,’ observed Moss.
at bitch, n.1
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 98: Come in and sit you down and chin-wag awhile.
at chinwag, v.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 88: ‘Good-day-ee! How’s it for a deep noser?’ [...] He lifted the glass of beer presented by Dick Lake.
at deep noser (n.) under deep, adj.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 139: ‘You would go crook if I ordered you to shift all those logs right outside this pub.’ ‘You’re telling me,’ snorted Moss.
at you’re telling me!, excl.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 124: Fred goes in for a ‘quickie,’ which he repeats until he gets to his sleeping stage.
at quickie, n.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 107: It wanted ten minutes to the fatal hour of six, and the enforced National Swill was in full flood.
at six o’clock swill (n.) under six, adj.
[Aus] A.W. Upfield New Shoe 68: Bony softly cried ‘Sool-em, Stug!’, and the dog ran about with nose to the ground.
at sool, v.
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