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[Aus] R.M. Praed Romance of a Station I 102: Six great slimy crabs [...] crawled out of a dilly-bag.
at dilly-bag, n.
[Aus] R.M. Praed Romance of a Station I 132: Stonehampton is a better place to ‘sample’ in. [...] Sampling means starting at one end of the street and taking a nip at each inn or handy private house all the way down.
at sample, v.
[Aus] R.M. Praed Romance of a Station I 71: Sool him, Bluey!
at sool, v.
[Aus] R.M. Praed Romance of a Station I 136: Come [...] and have a parting drink for good luck – coffee, if you like, with a ‘stick’ in it.
at stick, n.
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