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[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 104: Iv yeh don’t do yer fair share iv yacker this after, I’ll punt ther slacks off yer.
at after, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 12: When all’s finished [...] I sails inter me little ’ome, all Sir Garney oh.
at all Sir Garnet, phr.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 4: Billy’s the pure glassey.
at glassy (alley), the, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 166: Oh, they’re [i.e. trousers] jist the glassy.
at glassy (alley), the, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 153: How’s yer ole pot-’n’-pan, Tutsie?
at pot and pan, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 214: Yer goin’ t’ hinvite me out t’ ther parlor bar, ’n’ plaster me in ’n’ out with sixpenny drinks.
at in-and-out, n.2
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 1: She’s [...] their top apple, th’ ’ole blessed cake-walk, ’n’ straight ez er church.
at apple, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson ‘Benno’s Little Boshter’ in Fact’ry ’Ands 5: ‘Pigs to you!’ said Benno, with incredible scorn.
at pig’s arse!, excl.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 57: I’ve just been weighed on the station, ’n’ I’m arf a stone t’ the bad again.
at to the bad under bad, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 54: The bloke that comes canoodlin’ here gets that [i.e. a paste-pot] in his feed-bag!
at feed bag, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 46: He seized on his truck and rushed the whole box of tricks straight down the stairs [...]. [Ibid.] 232: Ther whole bag iv tricks was here, includin’ some fine female relations.
at whole bag of tricks, the, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 126: On ther ordin’ry mornin’s in their secon’ best baggin’, they’re sort iv subdood [...] Look at ther difference when they get inter ther rags.
at bagging, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 90: Ho, won’t ther band play when His Whiskers come ’ome t’ mother, ’n’ hears ther full perticklers.
at then the band played under band, n.2
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 75: The Beauties were barracking noisily at their work.
at barrack, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 56: ‘She don’t look where I live,’ said Mr. Scott, gloomily. ‘Coz you ain’t er battler. Get in ’n’ bustle ’er.’.
at battler (n.) under battle, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 219: Er fair ole beano! [...] They’ve dumped Toucher in ther dust-box for immedjit removal.
at beano, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 213: Yer thinkin’ iv doin’ er mag erbout sheddin’ yer beans in ther scared cause iv charity.
at beans, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 124: You kin all git orf ther earth. Twentyman’s got yeh beat.
at have someone/something beat (v.) under beat, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 234: Booser M’Gunn, ther comp, went ter beddy-bye.
at beddy-bye, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 1: She’s ther show biscuit, take it from ther man in ther business.
at biscuit, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 99: Ther Elder dug in ’n’ brought up er ‘andful iv jingle, carefully picket out er tray, ’n’ rewarded me.
at trey-bit, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 55: There’s er little tom in this flat who’d give er bit t’ have you hers fer keeps.
at give one’s bit (v.) under bit, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 22: ‘Flamin’, blazin’ liars!’ cried Annie.
at blazing, adj.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 89: ’Twas Hoggy’s [...] roun’-th’-’ouses, but, blue bli’ me, who was ther man in ’em?
at blimey!, excl.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 119: We’ll all get blin’ drunk when Johnnie comes marchin’ ’ome again.
at blind drunk (adj.) under blind, adv.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 162: I’m slingin’ it, blokey. Goin’ back ter ther trade.
at bloke, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 241: By’n bye she was screamin’ perlice ’n’ blue murder.
at scream blue murder (v.) under blue murder, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 28: ‘S’elp me cat, I did,’ he said. [Ibid.] 128: S’elp me shicker, Twenty, you was the on’y pebble.
at s’elp me bob!, excl.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 35: ‘You do so grow on a body,’ she whispered.
at body, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Fact’ry ’Ands 182: What’s er bonzer like you doin’ spreadin’ sour paste fer yer daily?
at bonzer, n.
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