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[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Before the War’ in Digger Smith 15: First off, young Jim, ’oo plays it ’igh a bit, / Narks the ole man a treat.
at treat, a, adv.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis Digger Smith 109: Kick about—To loaf or hand about.
at kick around, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Sawin’ Wood’ Digger Smith 88: I goes down to the ’ouse an’ ’unts about / To find some ’baccer.
at bacca, n.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis Digger Smith 107: Bag of tricks—All one’s belongings.
at bag of tricks (n.) under bag, n.1
[Aus] C.J. Dennis Digger Smith 107: Barrack—To take sides.
at barrack, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘The Boys Out There’ in Digger Smith 74: I’ve got a dim / An’ ’azy notion in me ’ead / ’Ow they is battlers, born an’ bred.
at battler (n.) under battle, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘The Boys Out There’ in Digger Smith 🌐 ‘Why do they do it? I dunno,’ / Sez Digger Smith. ‘Yeh got me beat.’.
at beat, adj.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘The Boys Out There’ in Digger Smith 🌐 ‘Why do they do it? I dunno,’ / Sez Digger Smith. ‘Yeh got me beat.’.
at have someone/something beat (v.) under beat, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 68: ’E ’asn’t seen that girl for fear / She’d turn ’im down--give ’im the bird.
at give someone a/the (big) bird (v.) under bird, n.2
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Before the War’ in Digger Smith 12: I likes to take me tucker plain an’ free: / Tea an’ a chunk out on the job for choice.
at chunk, n.1
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘West’ in Digger Smith 🌐 ‘They talk uv love ’twixt men,’ said ’e. / ‘That sounds dead crook to you.’.
at crook, adj.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘The Boys Out There’ in Digger Smith 73: Some uv the yarns yeh ’ear is true / An’ some is rather umptydoo.
at umpty-doo, adj.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Dad’ in Digger Smith 29: Dad is ill an’ took to bed, / Flat out with work.
at flat out, adj.2
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 68: You ’ave a fly; yeh’re sure to score.
at fly, n.5
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Sawin’ Wood’ in Digger Smith 87: The way she’s caperin’, an’ goin’ it.
at go it, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Before the War’ in Digger Smith 15: First off, young Jim, ’oo plays it ’igh a bit, / Narks the ole man.
at play it..., v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 66: I knoo ’is question was jist kid.
at kid, n.2
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 68: She’d turn ’im down – give ’im the bird, / An’ ’and ’im out the frozen word.
at frozen mitt (n.) under mitt, n.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘West’ in Digger Smith 45: I ain’t the man to smooge with God / To get to ’Eaven on the nod.
at on the nod under nod, n.1
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 65: This Digger Smith ’as fairly got / Me rampin’ with ’is ‘’arf man’ rot.
at ramp, v.2
[Aus] C.J. Dennis Digger Smith 108: Final, to run one’s — To die. [Ibid.] 110: Run ’is final — Died.
at run one’s final (v.) under run, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Jim’s Girl’ in Digger Smith 68: You ’ave a fly; yeh’re sure to score.
at score, v.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Before the War’ in Digger Smith 15: First off, young Jim [...] / Narks the ole man a treat, an’ slings the show.
at sling the show (v.) under show, n.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Before the War’ in Digger Smith 12: I likes to take me tucker plain an’ free: / [...] / So I can stoke with no one there to see.
at stoke, v.1
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘A Square Deal’ in Digger Smith 102: Do you think all the boys gone West / Wants great swank ’ead-stones on their chest?
at swank, adj.
[Aus] C.J. Dennis ‘Dummy Bridge’ Digger Smith 22: ‘I’m sick uv this ’ere game,’ ’e grunts. [...] ‘Righto,’ I chips. ‘Suppose we toss it in?’.
at toss (it) in (v.) under toss, v.
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