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[Aus] Fitzroy City Press (Vic.) 31 Aug. 4/2: ‘I'm going for the gloves.’ [...] ‘What do you mean by you're going for the gloves?’ ‘I mean that probably by this time to-morrow I shall have either won you or lost you for ever’.
at go (in) for the gloves (v.) under glove, n.
[Aus] Fitzroy City Press (Vic.) 15 Nov. 3/6: Victoria is filled with false pride at what her officials are pleased to consider the super-excellence of her prison system.
at super, adj.
[Aus] Fitzroy City Press (Vic.) 24 Oct. 4/4: He was soon in favour with the prison authorities, and [...] was promoted to the ranks of the ‘trusties’.
at trusty, n.2
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