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Advocate (Melbourne) 3 July 3/1: [T]he Tarquin of British power sought to decapitate the tallest poppies which nourished in the national garden.at tall poppy (n.) under tall, adj.
Advocate (Melbourne) 3 July 3/1: [T]he Tarquin of British power sought to decapitate the tallest poppies which nourished in the national garden. Advocate (Melbourne) 8 Nov. 6/3: The
shadowing was so close that at one time
it nearly , resulted in a serious collision
through the car occupied by the police
pimps running into that on which the
hon. member and his friends were seated.at police pimp (n.) under police, n.
Advocate (Melbourne) 5 Oct. 33/3: She’ll never attempt a garden, but, will let the hens scratch holes in the front yard all the week, and then sweep it clean and stark, with a square-Jane appearance, for Sunday.at square Jane, no nonsense (adj.) under square, adj.
Advocate (Melbourne) 6 Sept. 36/3: ‘Keep your shirt on, boss [...] The only difference between you and me is that you're makin’ your second million, while I’m still workin' on my first’.at keep your shirt on! (excl.) under shirt, n.
Advocate (Melbourne) 15 Apr. 29: Such storms as the ‘Cock-Eye-Bob’ and ‘Willy Willy’ are very familiar to the ‘Nor-Wester’ ol West Australia.at cock-eye Bob, n.
Advocate (Melbourne) 25 Nov. 24/2: The ‘pushite’ who will use the bottle, the boot, or even the knife and pistol, on the slightest provocation, or without any provocation, must be taught that such pleasant, if forcible, demonstrations have.no place in a civilised community.at push, n.
Advocate (Melbourne) 15 Apr. 29: Such storms as the ‘Cock-Eye-Bob’ and ‘Willy Willy’ are very familiar to the ‘Nor-Wester’ ol West Australia.at willy-willy, n.
Advocate (Melbourne) 12 June 29/2: He is rarely sighted after the first few rounds—opponents having lasted, collectively, only 69 rounds with the young ‘molly-dooker’.at molly-dooker (n.) under molly, n.1
Advocate (Melbourne) 23 Apr. 15/2: The ‘Willy Willy’ had the bad manners at times to upset calculations by overturning storage tanks. One particular specimen of this wind which natives dubbed ‘Cock Eye Bob,’ was especially troublesome —apparently the Bill Sykes of the wind world.at cock-eye Bob, n.
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