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N.Z. Observer 27 May 169/4: The Makarau Christian has been promoted from off-side bullock-puncher to head pot-wholloper in C.Y.’s culinary establishment.at pot-walloper, n.
N.Z. Observer 27 May 169/4: The Makarau Christian has been promoted from off-side bullock-puncher to head pot-wholloper in C.Y.’s culinary establishment. N.Z. Observer 27 May 169/4: Fred looks disconsolate. The widdy’s gone.at widdy, n.
N.Z. Observer 12 Apr. 18/2: Puhipuhi [...] is ‘as stiff as a crutch’.at stiff as a crutch (adj.) under stiff, adj.
N.Z. Observer 18 July 4/1: Her hub caught them red-hnded. His Titled Nibs escaped through a window. She simply [...] laughed at her hubby.at hubby, n.
‘The “Ringer” of the Shed’ in N.Z. Observer 3 Feb. 17: Know the bloomin’ half of them would sooner I was dead / For the blanky, blanky ringer takes the cream of every ashed.at blanky, adj.
‘The “Ringer” of the Shed’ in N.Z. Observer 3 Feb. 17: Squatters pass me wide enough, / And mutter ‘Bloomin’ shearer that, and blanky, bloomin’ rough.at blooming, adj.1
‘The “Ringer” of the Shed’ in N.Z. Observer 3 Feb. 17: Know the bloomin’ half of them would sooner I was dead / For the blanky, blanky ringer takes the cream of every ashed.at ringer, n.
N.Z. Observer 19 May n.p.: [caption] Well. old chappie, that is all my swag. How have you done?at swag, n.1
N.Z. Observer 26 Dec. 19/1: by Golly, that was a good swop, they’ll take me for a blooming parson.at golly!, excl.
N.Z. Observer 27 Aug. 7: Man-o’-war officers and men [...] held a ‘tangi’ on board last Saturday night over the ashes of the British team [DNZE].at tangi, n.
N.Z. Observer 5 Mar. 4: The present writer was asked [...] to go and see the hot water away in the ti-tree somewhere [DNZE].at teatree, n.
N.Z. Observer 4 Feb. 5/1: [caption] Little Bub: Mamma my stomach aches.at bub, n.3
N.Z. Observer 5 Sept. 20: [headline] The Cow-Spanker Spanked.at cow-spanker (n.) under cow, n.1
N.Z. Observer 9 Oct. 13/1: No thanks, Johnny Cornstalk.at cornstalk, n.
N.Z. Observer 10 May 20/3: The woprk of a research chemist [...] mostly lands him on slumgullion heaps and tropical swamps.at slumgullion, adj.
N.Z. Observer 6 June 4/1: He did not instruct the C.P. to ‘stow that guff’.at guff, n.1
N.Z. Observer 18 July 2/3: ‘The singin’ bloke’ of Auckland is at present in a rather ‘ropable’ condition, and is angry with the social clubs.at ropable, adj.
N.Z. Observer 6 June 4/1: He asked no e‘what are you yapping at?’.at yap, v.1
N.Z. Observer 4 Aug. 15/3: ‘Sure, we’ll wallop the Gerrys,’ said Brian O’Lynn.at Jerry, n.
N.Z. Observer 4 Aug. 15/2: New Zealand pakeha soldiers perform a haka in England.at Pākehā, n.
N.Z. Observer 24 Nov. 4/1: He went into action wearing the full war toggery of a N.Z. chief.at toggery, n.
N.Z. Observer 9 Dec. 5/3: You must have seen him runnin’ past / Quite abso-blanky-lutely last.at blanky, adj.
N.Z. Observer 16 Aug. 17/1: [caption] White Bottle-oh: There ye’ are; a blasted nigger goes and offers ’er money fer er empty bottles and she takes it.at bottle-o, n.
N.Z. Observer 1 May 18/1: Stone the crows, Fatty, what did they give you the Military Medal for?at stone the crows! (excl.) under stone, v.
N.Z. Observer 24 Nov. 7: Non-unionists have been recipients of much unwelcome publicity, due...also to the operations of ‘compo’ artists [DNZE].at compo artist (n.) under compo, n.
N.Z. Observer 1 July 6: They could not help being brought into close personal contact with what some of them coarsely termed ‘the cats’ bar’ or ‘the mares’ nest’ [DNZE].at cat bar (n.) under cat, n.1
N.Z. Observer 11 Feb. 14: I’ll get tomatoes and ham and cheerios... The cheerios went on, and the making of sandwiches, coffee and cocktails began [DNZE].at cheerio, n.
N.Z. Observer 1 July 6: They could not help being brought into close personal contact with what some of them coarsely termed ‘the cats’ bar’ or ‘the mares’ nest’ [DNZE].at mare’s nest, n.
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