10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «DUCK-SHOVING»
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
Duck-shoving, and Duckshover, n. a cabman's phrase. In Melbourne, before the
days of trams, the wagonette-cabs used to run by a time-table from fixed stations
at so much (generally 3d.) a passenger. A cabman who did not wait his turn on ...
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
duck-shoving noun Austral and NZ The practice of taxi-drivers not waiting their
turn in the rank, but touting for passengers; hence, manoeuvring for advantage,
manipulative action. 1870–. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD This sniping and duck
...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
3
Child Life: A Collection of Poems
'Tis close," said Dame Duck, shoving out The egg-shells with her bill ; " Besides, it
never suits young ducks To keep them sitting still." So rising from her nest, she
said, " Now children, look at me ; A well-bred duck should waddle so, From side ...
John Greenleaf Whittier, 1872
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
2 something superlative AUSTRALIA, 1979 duck shoving noun the passing ofa
problem ontoanother NEW ZEALAND, 1984 duck's nestnounin oildrilling,
abricklined hole under a boiler that enhances combustion US,1954 duck
soupnounan ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
5
The children's book of poetry
... l“ That's very rude,” said old Dame ; Duck: “Get oil"! quack, quack, quack, quack
! "I'is close,” said Danie Duck, shoving out The egg-shells with. never l" and for
me. WIN-MS Roscoe. dJVIJlIdLlS' e151 .N'D BIRDS. 261.
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Comprehension Checkpoints. 4
'Too close/ said Dame Duck, shoving out, The eggshells with her bill. Besides, it
never suits young ducks To keep them sitting still. So, rising from her nest, she
said, 'Now, children, look at me. A well-bred duck should waddle From side to
side ...
Jack Norman, Mark Fletcher, 2004
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Aunt Effie's Rhymes for Little Children
'Tis close," said Dame Duck, shoving out The egg-shells with her bill, " Besides, it
never suits young ducks To keep them sitting still." VII. So, rising from her nest,
she said, " Now, children, look at me : A well-bred duck should waddle so, From ...
Effie (Aunt), Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby, 1860
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A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book One
... Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. One peeped out from beneath her wing, One
scrambled on her back; “That's very rude,” said old Dame Duck, “Get off! quack,
quack, quack, quack!” “ 'Tis close,” said Dame Duck, shoving out The eggshells
72.
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Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes
One peeped out from beneath her wing, One scrambled on her back: “That's very
rude,” said old Dame Duck, “Get off ! quack, quack, quack, quackl" “'T is close,"
said Dame Duck, shoving out The egg-shells with her bill, " Besides, it never suits
...
John Gilbert, John Tenniel, Walter Crane
10
A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary
Look for warning signs. duck shoving: 'I'm sorry, madam, this office does not deal
with your problem - you have to go to the under-clerk's office two miles in that
direction . . .' 'I'm sorry, madam, this office does deal with your type of problem but
...
9 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «DUCK-SHOVING»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
duck-shoving en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Column 8 offers leeches to highest bidder
... to those chicken fanciers who remarked that the Ancona (Column 8 on Tuesday in regards to duck-shoving) is a breed of chicken, not duck. «Sydney Morning Herald, Abr 15»
It's time for a grown-up approach
Voters, it is hardly surprising, find this duck-shoving increasingly irritating. As the Herald Ipsos poll found, a growing number are prepared to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Abr 15»
Sydney siege: so many inquiries, so little potential for answers
In the numerous inquiries into the Sydney siege, there's plenty of scope for blame redistribution and duck-shoving. Will the coronial inquest be ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Inside Peter Dutton's asylum-seeker endgame
Then a lot of duck-shoving and tough talk. Back in 2011 a survey by Essential Research found that 50 per cent of respondents considered the ... «The Saturday Paper, Ene 15»
Morgue horror stories: death and politics in rural NT
Richards' report is a comprehensive and very sorry tale of government and bureaucratic duck-shoving and buck-passing. She began by asking ... «Crikey, Nov 14»
Where morgues matter. Dignity for the dead in remote NT townships
Carolyn Richards' report is a comprehensive and very sorry tale of government and bureaucratic duck-shoving and buck-passing. She began ... «Crikey, Nov 14»
If the BBC was a horse, they'd shoot it
That has been irretrievably lost by the Savile scandal and the accompanying denials, prevarication, and general duck-shoving, when it is ... «The Commentator, Mar 14»
Ross Gittins
The scope for duck-shoving - the temptation to push costs off on to someone else, particularly the anonymous taxpayer - is enormous. Trouble ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Ene 11»
Labour knew about ECan plight
Kane said she had no time for "duck-shoving Ministry for the Environment officials". MfE had not formulated a national environment standard ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 10»
