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 a.s.sent.
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.
Sc.r.a.p--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.
Skirt or bit of skirt--A female.
Skite--To boast.
Skiter--A boaster.
Sky the wipe--See "rag."
Slab--A portion; a tall, awkward fellow.
Slanter--Spurious; unfair.
Slap-up--Admirable; excellent.
Slats--The ribs.
Slaver--One engaged in the "white slave traffic."
Slick--Smart; deft; quick.
Slope, to--To elope; to leave in haste.
Sloppy--Lachrymose; maudlin.
Slushy--A toiler in a scullery.
Smooge--To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo.
Smooger--A sycophant; a courtier.
Snag--A hindrance; formidable opponent.
Snake-"eaded--Annoyed, vindictive.
Snake juice--Strong drink.
Snare--To acquire; to seize; to win.
Snide--Inferior; of no account.
Sn.o.b--A bootmaker.
Snout--To bear a grudge.
Snouted--Treated with disfavour.
Snuff or snuff it--To expire.
Sock it into--To administer physical punishment.
Solid--Severe; severely.
So-long--A form of farewell.
Sool--To attack; to urge on.
Soot, leadin"--A chief attribute.
Sore, to get--To become aggrieved.
Sore-head--A curmudgeon.
Sour, to turn, or get--To become pessimistic or discontented.
Spank--To chastise maternal-wise.
Spar--A gentle bout of fisticuffs.
Spare me days--A pious e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.i.o.n.
Specs--Spectacles.
Splash--To expend.
Splice--To join in holy matrimony.
Spout--To preach or speak at length.
Sprag--To accost truculently.
Spruik--To deliver a speech, as a showman.
Square--Upright, honest.
Square an" all--Of a truth; verily.
Squiz--A brief glance.
Stand-orf--Retiring; reticent.
Stajum--Stadium, where prize-fights are conducted. S tiffened--Bought over.
Stiff-un--A corpse.
Stoke--To nourish; to eat.
Stop a pot--To quaff ale.
Stoush--To punch with the fist. s. Violence.
Straight, on the--In fair and honest fashion.
Strangle-hold--An ungentle embrace in wrestling.
Strength of it--The truth of it; the value of it.
Stretch, to do a--To serve a term of imprisonment.
Strike--The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse.
Strike--To discover; to meet.
Strong, going--Proceeding with vigour.
"Struth--An emaciated oath.
Stuff--Money.
Stunt--A performance; a tale.
Swad, Swaddy--A private soldier.
Sw.a.n.k--Affectation; ostentation.