10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINE-BASHING»
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spine-bashing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II
The different roads were designated "Speedy 1," "Speedy 2," etc. spine bashing
Sleeping, "kip. spit and polish Maintenance of equipment, doing things for
appearance's sake. spit and polish Parade inspection, parade splinter
Fragmentation or ...
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
It is an insensitive abbreviation of spastic. spine bashing Lying down comfortably.
A jocular term of military origin, it indicates a complete absence of activity in
contrast to strenuous periods of marching or square bashing. spit the dummy Be
...
3
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Florio. spine-bashing. Sleeping or, at least, lying down: Aus. army: WW2 + . (Rats,
1944.) Hence, spine-basher, a lazy man Cf. charpoy- or pitbashing, the Brit.
Service synonyms. Spinifex wire, the. A.N. Aus. version of the bush telegraph:
since ...
4
An Australian Dictionary for North Americans
A sleeping person, a lazy person. spine-bashing v. Sleeping, lying down on the
job, goofing off. spinifex n. Spiny-leafed grasses of outback Australia. spinifex
wire, the n. The bush telegraph, the grapevine. spinner n. In the Australian coin ...
5
A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns
I limped along beside them, bags crushing my shoulders, prematurely curving my
spine, bashing against my legs with every other step. Against my wife's saner
judgment, I had insisted on carrying everything. This was my sodding country, ...
6
The Morning Side of the Hill
Jack himself wrote that he was grabbing the chance of a spot of spine-bashing to
save himself going troppo. Nonetheless 'Auntie Eileen' made a great show of
wearing on her capacious bosom one of the silver 'Mother's' badges that the ...
7
Mother Lode: Stories of Home Life and Home Death
For a couple — well, Mum had to speak for both of them now — ashamed to be
caught "spine-bashing" through the day, they were surprisingly docile and
compliant about spending a whole day in bed. Dad had basically kept work hours
, you ...
8
FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of ...
Thedifferent roads were designated "Speedy 1," "Speedy 2," etc. spine bashing
Sleeping, "kip." spit andpolish Maintenance of equipment, doing things for
appearance's sake. spit andpolish parade Paradeinspection. splinter
Fragmentation or ...
9
B&V Friends Double Digest #235:
... GIG LOCATION / ' '7 * BRONZER MATES,' WE DON'T ' HAVE TIME FOR
ALLTHIS ( WHAT W7 HE JUST SAY? I' SPINE BASHING,' COLLECT YOUR NOT
TQ Wogkyl QONME/ x SWAG/ WE GOT-O-LOT OF / HARD VACKER AHEAD OF
us.
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Australian Language and Culture
... spine-bashing ..............................................12 silly old bugger ...................................
.........49 spinifex ...........................................................41 silverbeet .................................
......................61 spinner ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPINE-BASHING»
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Road Test: Volkswagen Golf R
Nor is the trade-off for all this performance a spine-bashing thump-de-thump that's oh so familiar with fast cars that have had their suspension stiffened to the nth ... «Hull Daily Mail, Sep 14»