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Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938

"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke"

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Pot, a--A considerable amount; as a "pot of money."
Pole, up the--Distraught through anger, fear, etc.; also,
disappeared, vanished.
Prad--A horse.
Pug--A pugilist.
Pull, to take a--To desist; to discontinue.
Punch a cow--To conduct a team of oxen.
Punter--The natural prey of a "bookie," q.v.
Push--A company of rowdy fellows gathered together for ungentle
purposes.
Queer the pitch--To frustrate; to fool.
Quid--A sovereign, or pound sterling.
Quod--Prison.
Rabbit, to run the--To convey liquor from a public-house.
Rag, to chew the--To grieve; to brood.
Rag, to sky the--To throw a towel into the air in token of
surrender (pugilism).
Rain, to keep out of the--To avoid danger; to act with caution.
Rat--A street urchin; a wharf loafer.
Rattled--Excited; confused.
Red lot--Extreme; out--and--out.
Registry--The office of a Registrar.
Ribuck----Correct, genuine; an interjection signifying assent.
Rile--To annoy. Riled--Roused to anger.
Ring, the--The arena of a prize-fight.
Ring, the dead--A remarkable likeness.
Rise, a--An accession of fortune; an improvement.
Rocks--A locality in Sydney.
Rorty--Boisterous; rowdy.
Roust, or Rouse--To upbraid with many words.
'Roy--Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne; its football team.
Run against--To meet more or less unexpectedly.
Saints--A football team of St Kilda, Victoria.
Sandy blight--Ophthalmia.


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