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Table Talk (Melbourne) 13 Sept. 17/3: [H]e took over the old Alec, and converted it into a fashionable theatre.at Alec, the, n.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 13 Sept. 17/3: [H]e took over the old Alec, and converted it into a fashionable theatre. Table Talk (Melbourne) 29 Mar. 17/3: If my scalp [...] hung at her girdle, it would, she being a mere ‘flapper,’ and not yet ‘out’, constitute a veritable triumph for her over the more seasoned, and possibly prettier, girls of the district.at flapper, n.2
Table Talk (Melbourne) 30 Jan. 10/2: Under the heading, " ‘The Great Loan Land,’ he says:— ‘There has been a vigorous controversy in the Times between Lord Wemyss and the Hon. W. Pember Reeves, Agent General for New Zealand, as to the true financial and social condition of that land of high ideals and sad disappointments.at Loan Land, n.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 Oct. 34/1: A great colt and a great ‘doer’ is Strathredole. / [...] / He’s a great ‘doer’ all right, but he won’t ‘do’ us any more.at doer, n.2
Table Talk (Melbourne) 21 Oct. 33/2: Lavendo is now the real boss-pup of the racing heap—‘a rumpty-tummer’ in every way.at rumpty, adj.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 31 Jan. 34/1: All the talk about a big, champion, bontozzler heat-wave on Saturday was moonshine.at bontozzler, adj.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 31 Jan. 34/1: ‘Strike me hooray! said one fellow; ‘I could stand bein’ beat by any ’orse, but Blue Toorie ain’t even part of ah ’orse!’ .at strike me hooray! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 Oct. 34/1: A great colt and a great ‘doer’ is Strathredole. / He ‘did us’ for nearly a hundred on Saturday. / He’s a great ‘doer’ all right, but he won’t ‘do’ us any more.at doer, n.2
Table Talk (Melbourne) 1 Jan. 5/1: [I]f you meet Billjim coming along the Block with a damsel he may perhaps bestow upon your the pleasure of acquaintance with the little bit of ‘eyes right’ who accompanies him.at little bit of eyes right (n.) under little, adj.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 Oct. 34/1: [of a horse] ‘A real snodger!’ they called him /
‘A regular rumpty-tummer!’.at snodger, n.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 Oct. 34/1: They've been touchin’ us up a bit. / ‘A real snodger!’ they called him [i.e. a racehorse] / ‘A regular rumpty-tummer!’.at touch up, v.1
Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 July 4/3: Pretty little headdresses are fashioned of narrow ribbon, with a cascade of long loops hanging down at one side or the back. Some have ends which hang down below the waist at the back. This is a very old fashion revived, for it was worn when the Empress Eugenie set the styles, when they were flippantly referred to as ‘Follow me lads’.at follow-me-lads (n.) under follow, v.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 10 Aug. 37/3‘A bontozzler’ we heard one man call him – whatever that is: .at bontozzler, n.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 24 Aug. 37/3: Resembler’s jumping also left much to be desired, while that usually safe conveyance, Berribee, hit one fence so hard that he was never the same afterwards.at conveyance, n.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 9 Mar. 37/2: Yet they handed out the boodle with a smile as bright as summer, / For the rorty racer Rostrum who's a regular rumpty-tummer.at rumpty, adj.
Table Talk (Melbourne) 12 Mar. 28: On Thursday when a draw resulted between teams chosen by [...] Mrs Harold Cohen, it was a ‘Chinaman’s shout,’ for there were no losers to pay for afternoon tea.at Chinaman’s shout (n.) under Chinaman, n.
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