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[Can] R. Service ‘Aunt Jane’ Rhymes for Reality (1965) 232: When Aunt Jane died we hunted round, / And money everywhere we found, / No death duties will we pay [...] And Aunt Jane will be well content / We bilked the bloody Government.
at bilk, v.
[Can] R. Service ‘Local Lad’ in Rhymes for Reality (1965) 213: With a clumsy, lucky clout / He knocked the champion out.
at clout, n.2
[Can] R. Service ‘Local Lad’ in Rhymes for Reality (1965) 213: With floozies, fine food, bubbly drink, / He’ll go to hell I think.
at floozy, n.
[Can] R. Service ‘Cardiac’ in Rhymes for Reality (1965) 215: All wealth apart / ’Tis murder I design, / Not all a Nabob’s wealth / Is worth your health.
at nabob, n.
[Can] R. Service ‘Local Lad’ in Rhymes for Reality (1965) 213: Tonight he’s togged up mighty slick, / And fancies himself rich.
at togged up (to the nines) (adj.) under togged, adj.
[Can] R. Service ‘The Homicide’ in Rhymes for Reality (1965) 220: They say she speeded wanton wild / When she was warm with wine; / And so she killed a little child.
at warm, adj.
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