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A Rough Y.M. Bloke choose

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[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 26: He went to take my ’at as I walked in, but I wasn’t ’avin’ any, fer it was a dinkum Aussie, and I’d lorst ’em like that before.
at Aussie, adj.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 26: Orl the people ’ad gorn orf the platform, orl bar one bloke with a long-tailed banger and shiny ’at.
at banger, n.2
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 73: I eventually ‘botted’ (the diggers’ word for begged, borrowed or stolen) a lorry.
at bot, v.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 37: He would credit the Y.M.C.A. [...] when we could supply ‘buckshee’ cigarettes, matches, etc., for the diggers.
at buckshee, adj.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 26: Strike me! Yer should er seen the feed they slapped up that night!
at strike me! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 26: Strike me! Yer should er seen the feed they slapped up that night! It was a beaut.
at slap up, v.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 26: We went through a lot of gardens right up to a ‘snodger’ ’ouse.
at snodger, adj.
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 54: He had the ‘wind up’ them properly.
at get one’s/the wind up (v.) under wind, n.2
[Aus] F. Grose A Rough Y.M. Bloke 43: They brought him along to the Y.M. Dug-out and gave him a cup of cocoa.
at Y.M, n.
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