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[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 31 Aug. 2/6: Yer remember, Mister Heditur, wen the Guvernur comed to Greymouth, that Heepeesee made hisself werry forrard in making arrangements, and wos orful big with his new belltopper and patentlethers.
at bell-topper (n.) under bell, n.1
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 24 Aug. 2/6: I’m sorry to say as ’ow she’s prowd — werry prowd, all along o’ them there swells as gammons her up and calls her a votehairy.
at gammon, v.
[NZ] Grey River Argus )NZ) 24 Aug. 2/6: The imperence o’ these ere dancing gurls!
at imperence, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 31 Auf. 2/6: He wos orful wild, and hoffered to send yours truly into the middle of next weak.
at knock into the middle of next week (v.) under knock into, v.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (N.Z.) 31 Aug. 2/6: Lor, ’ow I larfed when I heerd this yarn, and I ses to wun o’ the chaps as ’ow it wus a good story, and we larfs again ; and then, he ses ‘Give it a name,’ which I then sed ‘P B,’ and I goes ’ome rejoicing.
at give it a name (v.) under name, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 24 Aug. 2/5: As for nobblers, the most of them there sort of things that hav gon down my throte this weak has bin pade for by yours truly.
at nobbler, n.3
[NZ] Grey River Argus (N.Z.) 10 Oct. 3/3: Ah, Sambo, you are an honest fellow.
at sambo, n.1
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 13 Jan. 2: Lonigan, instead opf bailing up, ran to a ‘battery’ and ‘popped up his head‘ as if he were going to shoot.
at bail up, v.
[NZ] Grey River Argus 20 Sept. 4/1: I am afraid he is acting the part of a bank buttoner if he does not publish the mint report.
at buttoner, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 2 July 4/1: The time has come to carry out an hospital ball on a different line than the present style of Johnny-come-lately, refresh every dance, and be a bit of a swill tub.
at johnny-come-lately (n.) under johnny, n.1
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 2 July 4/1: The time has come to carry out an hospital ball on a different line than the present style of Johnny-come-lately, refresh every dance, and be a bit of a swill tub.
at swill-tub (n.) under swill, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 28 Dec. 7/3: The ‘Tar baby’ knocked him out in sixteen rounds [...] while he got two newspaper decisions against the coloured freak.
at tar baby, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 28 Dec. 7/3: The t‘ar baby’ knocked him out in sixteen rounds [...] while he got two newspaper decisions against the coloured freak.
at freak, n.1
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 28 Aug. 1: A prize of 5s and trophy will be given to the boy or girl with best decorated billy-cart or wheelbarrow in the procession.
at billy-cart, n.
[NZ] Grey River Argus (NZ) 10 Jan. 2: A man can be full, tight, shicker, spotted, swanked, rocky, canned, inky, rollicked, primed, stunned, intoxicate, doped, lit, merry, onkus, sozzled, blue-blind, buskined, but never drunk.
at onkus, adj.
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