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[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 7 June 8/2: One of the most useful, though unassuming officials at district football matches is the ‘Zambuck Man,’ as he is familiarly known.
at Zambuck, n.
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 17 Jan. 3/4: The elbow-benders will lose one of their accomplished artists on Friday.
at elbow-bender (n.) under elbow, n.1
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 17 Jan. 3/4: Our friend the tiddler-tickler seems to have put the ginger into all the fishing fraternity.
at give someone ginger (v.) under ginger, n.1
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 17 Jan. 3/4: He is departing for an extended tour through the ‘Quaky isles’.
at Quaky Isles, n.
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 17 Jan. 3/4: Our friend the tiddler-tickler seems to have put the ginger into all the fishing fraternity.
at tiddler, n.
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 11 June 6/5: The evening went, along with a swing. Mrs Langworthy (social secretary) had charge of the ticket office, and Mr. R. Clarke again ‘did a freeze’ at the door.
at do a freeze (v.) under freeze, n.
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 30 Nov. 28/1: Ken is their son [...] apprenticed in the southern city to a scale-making firm. Right into my barrow; so off we went,.
at into one’s barrow under barrow, n.
[Aus] Biz (Fairfield, NSW) 15 June 7/4: ‘I own my own home.’ That was a proud boast of yesteryear. But today isn’t that a joke? You no more own it than Billy the Blackfellow from Central Australia.
at Billy the blackfellow, n.
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