1930 N. Devitt Famous S. Afr. Trials 147: The burglars [...] looked upon the railway station office as ‘a sure bird’.at bird, n.1
1930 N. Devitt Famous S. Afr. Trials 148: They bargained with the cabby, but as he wanted to charge them five pounds for the drive they refused. [...] So they ‘jumped’ a train outside Pretoria station.at jump, v.
1930 N. Devitt Famous S. Afr. Trials 27: The estimable body of men [...] [were] ‘bored stiff’ with the proceedings.at bore stiff (v.) under stiff, adj.