1880 Singleton Argus (NSW) 29 Dec. 1/6: No runners, gamblers, drunkards, thieves or scalp tickets permitted.at scalp ticket (n.) under scalp, v.1
1883 Singleton Argus (NSW) 22 Dec. 1/3: Witness knew the horse was a ‘bit of a nut,’ and hot tempered; he had been tackled about two months ago, but had to be let off, as he crippled himself.at nut, n.1
1899 Singleton Argus (NSW) 23 May. 3/2: Mr Taylor asked who and what this man was, and applicant replied that he was a ‘bester,’ who never worked, but got a living by singing songs at clubs .at bester (n.) under best, v.
1920 Singleton Argus (NSW) 13 Mar. 2/3: Out of sheer kindness he piloted the lushington to his door, and to his surprise the boozer’s wife gave the good-hearted one the rough side of her tongue.at Lushington, n.
1942 Singleton Argus (NSW) 7 Aug. 2/2: It gets on my works to think that we again have to turn round and do our work in the dark when we have the opportunity of light at an earlier hour.at get on someone’s works (v.) under works, n.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Other fancy underworld terms for the same thing are ‘the twirl,’ and ‘the gate,’ and ‘the twist’.at gate, n.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘Listen, let us go through and I’ll drop a spin your way; these things you found in my port are hot all right’.at go through, v.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘Listen, let us go through and I’ll drop a spin your way; these things you found in my port are hot all right’ .at hot, adj.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: The ‘key’ is a well-known underworld description for an habitual criminal .at key, n.1
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Getting the things ‘picked’ meant traced; the ‘swy’ was a couple of years in gaol.at pick, v.1
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘Listen, there is another score in it when I see you in Sydney; don’t be a — mug; take the spin now and the rest after. If these things get picked up it will mean a swy for me, and that will be the key.at pick up, v.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘Listen, there is another score in it when I see you in Sydney; don’t be a — mug; take the spin now and the rest after.at score, n.1
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘Listen, there is another score in it when I see you in Sydney; don’t be a — mug; take the spin now and the rest after.at spin, n.4
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: ‘If these things get picked up it will mean a swy for me, and that will be the key. Let us stall out of town’ .at stall, v.4
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Getting the things ‘picked’ meant traced; the ‘swy’ was a couple of years in gaol.at swy, n.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Getting the things ‘picked’ meant traced; the ‘swy’ was a couple of years in gaol.at swy, n.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Other fancy underworld terms for [a key] are ‘the twirl,’ and ‘the gate,’ and ‘the twist’.at twirl, n.
1946 Singleton Argus (NSW) 4/2: Other fancy underworld terms for [a key] are ‘the twirl,’ and ‘the gate,’ and ‘the twist’.at twist, n.1