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Waltzing Matilda: A Background to Australia choose

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[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 139: It was once the centre of the red light district, ‘the dirty half-mile’.
at the dirty half-mile (n.) under dirty, adj.
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 38: ‘’Ere’s ’ow!’ ‘Skin-orf-yer-nose!’.
at here’s how!, excl.
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 138: Those three youths are jackaroos.
at jackaroo, n.
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 38: ‘Stop one?’ ‘Nmineeiffido.’.
at stop one (v.) under one, n.1
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 38: ‘’Ere’s ’ow!’ ‘Skin-orf-yer-nose!’.
at skin off your nose! (excl.) under skin, n.1
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 38: ‘S’long Bill.’ ‘Too roo, Joe.’.
at tooroo, phr.
[Aus] A.L. Haskell Waltzing Matilda 126: It is not the politician who dominates Camberra but the super-bureaucrat, the petty Jack-in-office. Here are some examples of his ‘wowsing.’.
at wowse, v.
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