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Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser choose

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[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 8 Feb. 4/2: On Saturday last the ‘khabber’ of tiger was again afloat.
at khubber, n.
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 2 Aug. 8/1: [T]he empty headed little snobs in the stalls, who come in late laden with bouqets for Lottie and Tottie, and measure their merits by the scantiness of their skirts.
at lotties and totties, n.
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 14 June 4/2: [H]e is only a ‘toe-ragger’ [...] convicted [...] under the present Vagrant Act.
at toe-ragger, n.
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 10 Aug. 4/1: H. Davis was next backed to ride a black cob [...] a saddle weighing 9lb. being allowed the pig skin artist.
at pigskin artist (n.) under pigskin, n.
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 30 Apr. 3/1: Plenty of wind and froth, but not even a barber’s cat can thrive on that.
at barber’s cat (n.) under barber, n.1
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 29 Aug. 6/4: [T]hey have a weapon which coal miners and carpenters have not yet thought of. They don’t break out into loud and vulgar objurgations of ‘scabs’ and ‘blacklegs,’ though they are quite prepared to give them ‘rats’ to the best of their ability.
at give someone rats (v.) under rat, n.1
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 6 Jan. 3/3: ‘[Y]ou come home with me, and it’ll be all serene’.
at all serene, adj.
[Aus] Wagga Wagga Exp. (NSW) 13 July 4/4: Brown played a real good game, and so did his skip, who rewarded every good shot with loud words of praise, such as ‘That’s real bontozzler,’ or ‘Wow-wow,’ or ‘Gosh,’ whichever expression appeared to him most appropriate.
at bontozzler, adj.
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