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[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 23 Dec. 7/7: People Say [...] That the toast ‘More hair on- your chest’ is not appreciated down Hughie Harvey's way.
at more hair on your chest! (excl.) under hair on one’s chest, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 13 July 5/2: It may be truthfully said that Charlie was as busy as a one-armed paper-hanger with the hives.
at busy as a one-armed paper-hanger (adj.) under busy as..., adj.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 19 Feb. 6/4: What an insult it would bo to the kiltie lassie for some of our long lolly-legged girls to appear without their stockings and secret padding on.
at lolly-legged, adj.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 7 Aug. 8/4: ‘I turned away,’ said Grainger, ‘and Keenes “King-hit” me!’.
at king hit, v.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 2 Aug. 7/3: He was extradited from Monte Carlo, where he had been engaged with Biggar and Warren in trying to get £5000 from another well known man by the game of ‘Anzac Poker’ as the gang called it.
at Anzac poker (n.) under Anzac, adj.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 21 Feb. 4/3: The barmaid served him a beer, but instead of drinking it the abo. ruefully surveyed the two inches of froth that adorned the top of the glass. ‘Why don’t you drink your beer, Jacky - look at the lovely collar it has!’ said the barmaid. ‘Yes, miss, plenty of plurry collar, but very little shirt!’ .
at collar, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 21 Feb. 4/3: The barmaid served him a beer, but instead of drinking it the abo. ruefully surveyed the two inches of froth that adorned the top of the glass. ‘Why don’t you drink your beer, Jacky - look at the lovely collar it has!’ said the barmaid. ‘Yes, miss, plenty of plurry collar, but very little shirt!’.
at shirt, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 8 Nov. 1/2: Mr. Mann (Lab.), pointing at Mr. Pie, said: ‘You are a dirty low-heel, that's what you are’.
at lowheel, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 31 Oct. 9/2: They must serve out some of the real old ‘stingo,’ or atomic bombo, way down in old Junee.
at atom-bombo, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 14 Oct. 3/4: The Bureau, at its meeting last night, fixed March 20 for the dahlia show, and April 29 for the ‘chryssies’.
at chryssie, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: They took a picture to identify me. / Then forty demons said ‘just nod your head and you’ll be free’ / So I pleaded ‘Guilty’ just like a ‘gay’ / Now I’m a boarder out at Long Bay.
at boarder, n.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: They took a picture to identify me. / Then forty demons said ‘just nod your head and you’ll be free’ / So I pleaded ‘Guilty’ just like a ‘gay’ / Now I’m a boarder out at Long Bay.
at demon, n.2
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: They took a picture to identify me. / Then forty demons said ‘just nod your head and you’ll be free’ / So I pleaded ‘Guilty’ just like a ‘gay’ / Now I’m a boarder out at Long Bay.
at gay, n.1
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: They took a picture to identify me. / Then forty demons said ‘just nod your head and you’ll be free’ / So I pleaded ‘Guilty’ just like a ‘gay’ / Now I’m a boarder out at Long Bay.
at nod the nut (v.) under nut, n.1
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: Screws in Peter, screws in me floor, / Screws all around and round.
at screw, n.1
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 4 Oct. 4/2: Screws all around and round. I ain’t been so screwed down before. / Yes, I’m going screwey, that’s what they say.
at screwy, adj.
[Aus] Cessnock Eagle (NSW) 20 July 2/3: The following bait is equally good to tempt the bream: Live worms, live sand nippers, green nippers, live prawns, the red flesh at the tail of a salmon.
at nipper, n.4
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