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[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: See the mill yesterday arfo’ Steve?
at arvo, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: At that cricket match the ‘barrack’ was free and fanciful.
at barrack, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.
at bonzer, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The beak got woolly last time, and threatened to put the boot in if he tried that lurk again.
at put the boot in (v.) under boot, the, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.
at clue, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Hope the big stiff comes a regimental — always was a non-starter.
at come a regimental (v.) under come, v.3
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: You keep it under your hat, or you’ll come a Cadorna, I promise you!
at come a Cadorna (v.) under come, v.3
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Good-oh, Snorkey — in with it — toot sweet ’ outski!
at good-o!, excl.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He went a big G that time, anyhow [...] ‘a big G,’ a severe fall.
at gutser, n.2
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’ll get inched one of these days.
at half-inch, v.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Don’t stand there like a blinkin’ shell-shocked kewpie.
at kewpie, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: ‘Give us a wagonette’ [...] ’Only got coffin-nails.’ ‘Nothing doing. Sooner look for lamp-posts’.
at lamp-post, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 24 Nov. 2/4: It seems a strange thing, but the ‘long paddock’ seems to hold a great fascination for stock.
at long paddock (n.) under long, adj.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. [...] Cut it out, boy — Browney wouldn’t grow anything but mudguards.
at mudguards, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks.
at pinch off (v.) under pinch, v.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.
at pirate, v.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be – a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.
at pongo, n.2
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.
at poon, n.2
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Jones batting, Smith bowling [...] Hot stuff, Smithy — rock ’em in!
at rock, v.1
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks.
at scale, v.2
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Good-oh, Snorkey — in with it — toot sweet ’ outski!
at -ski, sfx
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.
at snifter, n.3
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Look here, you big straw.
at straw, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be – a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.
at tassie, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks. He’ll come a thud.
at come a thud (v.) under thud, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.
at très, adj.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: ‘Some tweeds, Browney,’ ‘Look at the crease in his strides’.
at tweeds, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Horace’s got wheels about the bints.
at have wheels (in one’s head) (v.) under wheels, n.
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The beak got woolly last time, and threatened to put the boot in if he tried that lurk again.
at woolly, adj.1
[Aus] Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be ’ a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.
at ziff, n.2
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