Words you don't hear very often any more
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Dinkum;
Cove; (as in fellow)
Cobber;
Grouse; ( good, great)
Bludger;
Waddy (a club or to hit with)
Port (suitcase)
Gladstone bag;
Dover; (knife)
Coke (fuel for heating)
Grouter (come in on the .....)
Gross (twelve dozen)
Scullery (attached to a kitchen)
Vic
Cove; (as in fellow)
Cobber;
Grouse; ( good, great)
Bludger;
Waddy (a club or to hit with)
Port (suitcase)
Gladstone bag;
Dover; (knife)
Coke (fuel for heating)
Grouter (come in on the .....)
Gross (twelve dozen)
Scullery (attached to a kitchen)
Vic
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Dripping [fat collected from the Sunday roast, served on bread]
the door is always open, the kettles always on, my shoulders here to cry on, i'll not judge who's right or wrong.
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Zodrae right on those are the ones we miss the most.
Thanks for posting that and Please keep posting good stuff.
TTFN
Thanks for posting that and Please keep posting good stuff.
TTFN

I Keep Trying
Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Banjo and I don’t mean Paterson (shovel)
Mad Mick (pick)
Shall ay ley (walking Stick)
Bowyangs (cord or string to stop grass seeds and dust from rising up into your crutch
Cockies joy (treacle)
I’ll be humping me Blue ( I’ll be leaving)
Swindler (some one feathering their nest)
Me best bib and tucker
Swinging the leg (lazy bugger)
Stone the bloody crows she’s a flammin bonzer shelia mind you she’d be three axe handle across the ar**e an she don’t mind a few snorts down the old pub either but dun ask me how she gets me ome when I’m pi**ed an doin technic colour yodels all the way ome
Bill the old battler
Mad Mick (pick)
Shall ay ley (walking Stick)
Bowyangs (cord or string to stop grass seeds and dust from rising up into your crutch
Cockies joy (treacle)
I’ll be humping me Blue ( I’ll be leaving)
Swindler (some one feathering their nest)
Me best bib and tucker
Swinging the leg (lazy bugger)
Stone the bloody crows she’s a flammin bonzer shelia mind you she’d be three axe handle across the ar**e an she don’t mind a few snorts down the old pub either but dun ask me how she gets me ome when I’m pi**ed an doin technic colour yodels all the way ome
Bill the old battler
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Think you mean 'shillelagh', Bill. Pronounced as you've written it, but spelt differently. It's Irish, can be used as a walking stick, but was originally more of a club/weapon.
Cheers
David
Cheers
David
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
" I was wrong "....spoken by a politician.
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Thanks mummsie -
drippin' was bloody beautiful.
Was probably all my mummsie could afford in them depression days.
drippin' was bloody beautiful.
Was probably all my mummsie could afford in them depression days.
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
"obey" used to be in the bride's wedding vow.
Oh the good old days


Oh the good old days


Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Words you don't hear very often any more
Gibberer
Oh sorry That's Marty !!!!!
Robere
Oh sorry That's Marty !!!!!



Robere
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!