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THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE

Rain, to keep out of the.—To avoid danger; to act with caution.

Rat.—A street urchin; a wharf loafer.

Rattled.—Excited; confused.

Red 'ot.—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.

Savvy.—Common sense; shrewdness.

School.—A club; a clique of gamblers, or others.

Scran.—Food.

Scrap.—Fight.

Set, to.—To attack; to regard with disfavour.

Set, to have.—To have marked down for punishment or revenge.

Shick, shickered.—Intoxicated.

Shicker.—Intoxicating liquor.

Shinty.—A game resembling hockey.

Shook.—Stolen; disturbed.

Shook on.—Infatuated.

Shyin', or Shine.—Excellent; desirable.

Sight.—To tolerate; to permit; also to see; observe.

Sir Garneo.—In perfect order; satisfactory.