1858 C.R. Thatcher Colonial Songster (rev. edn) 68: A barney first commences / With a little bit of ‘skiting’, / But calling names is not enough, / And so it ends in fighting.at barney, n.2
1862 C.R. Thatcher Dunedin Songster No. 1 [title] The old identity.at old identity (n.) under old, adj.
1865 C.R. Thatcher Colonial Songster 17: When no one’s looking, fill your dish, and you may wash out what you wish, / Puddling mullock’s knocked into a ‘mish’, Hard work will but annoy [DNZE].at knock into a mish (v.) under knock into, v.
1865 C.R. Thatcher Colonial Songster (rev. edn) 77: He stuck up to a gal named Moggy, A big stout lass from t’other side.at tother side, n.