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[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 92: Think she’ll ’old to it? Will a nigger ’old to a chicken?
at does a bear shit in the woods? Is the pope (a) Catholic?, phr.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 34: Why don’t I get married? [...] Cos it’s one iv them little things yeh can’t do on your ace.
at on one’s ace under ace, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 72: ‘Ga-art, Feathers, don’t be a Noah’s Ark!’ Nicholas was showing some trepidation. ‘A nark — me?’ ejaculated Mills virtuously.
at Noah’s (ark), n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 59: Tiger gets down meek as a baa-lamb, ’n’ swears off the game on ’is bloomin’ oath.
at baa-lamb, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 66: I’m holdin’ meself in for a big bag et the Occidental this evenin’ — seven courses ’n’ a pink silk serviette.
at bag, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 63: He deliberately bailed Mag up in front of the Crow Hotel.
at bail up, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 28: Our Benno’s jist the boy t’ hide his beans under a bushel.
at beans, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 93: R.C., Scotchbyterian, Wesleyan, Methody, Congregational, Baptist, Salv’army, Beardie.
at beardie, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 34: ’N’ if he does cart yeh out Sundee, bet yer boots he on’y goes a walkin’ distance.
at bet one’s boots (v.) under bet, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 143: Nettie left Odgson’s and took a billet boxing sweets.
at billet, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 59: Don’t be sudden, blokie.
at bloke, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 65: Well, I’m blue-blinded [...] what price fair dinkum ’n’ square dealin’ in woman after that?
at blue-blinded (adj.) under blue, adj.2
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 34: Mean, tha’s what they are, the big boilin’ iv ’em — dumb, dirty mean!
at whole boiling lot, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 34: Mention marriage even in a whisper, ’n’ there’s a bolt.
at bolt, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 89: Ring in a bone cart ’n’ police assistance fer three. Here’s a maddo offrin’ marriage to all ours.
at bone cart (n.) under bone, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 39: Brush ’em off girls; they ain’t no good t’ yeh. They’re deliberit take-downs, who’ve planned a way out afore enterin’ into the flirtation.
at brush off, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 152: You wouldn’t buck at ten pounds fer the identical article, would yeh?
at buck, v.2
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 38: Yer wastin’ time ’n’ affection on him, Sis [...] Bump him off.
at bump (off), v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 34: ’N’ if he does cart yeh out Sundee, bet yer boots he on’y goes a walkin’ distance.
at cart, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 57: Cigarettes [are] nasty, disgustin’ things. Chows smoke ’em.
at Chow, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 60: Don’t think yiv cleaned ’em all up, Nippo [...] Mag has a whole army iv admirers.
at clean up, v.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 40: Me and him’s been in co. for two months now.
at in co under co, n.3
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 143: Sid [...] watched Nettie from one of the dark little cribs in which Panzacchi’s dubious oysters were eaten.
at crib, n.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 157: ‘By cripes!’ said Crowther, with exultation.
at cripes!, excl.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 141: A Dago oyster-puncher who smells like a fish-tip.
at dago, adj.1
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 141: A Dago. A dirty Dago!
at dago, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 27: She knows I don’t dust the streets fer me daily.
at daily, n.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 64: I ain’t give up nothin’, an’ I darn well won’t give up nothin’.
at darn, adv.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 149: Feathers pulled off the last gill of his deep-sinker.
at deep sinker (n.) under deep, adj.
[Aus] E. Dyson Spats’ Fact’ry (1922) 30: Slowly ’n’ sadly Benno doles out his cherished dibbs.
at dibbs, n.
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