1885 H. Finch-Hatton Advance Aus.! 279: The lode had ‘duffered out’, and [...] it was useless to continue working.at duffer (out), v.
1885 H. Finch-Hatton Advance Aus.! 160: He may toil for ten hours a day and not raise the colour, while his neighbour in the next claim ... is getting an ounce of gold to the dish [Moore 2000].at raise the colour (v.) under raise, v.
1885 H. Finch-Hatton Advance Aus.! 100: In crossing the Fitzroy river at Yaamba I once had a narrow escape of being ‘scruffed’ by an alligator .at scruff, v.