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134 Spar.—A gentle bout at fisticuffs.

Spare me days.—A pious ejaculation.

Specs.—Spectacles.

Splash.—To expend.

Splice.—To join in 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.

Stiffened.—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.

Strike.—The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse.

Stretch, to do a—To serve a term of imprisonment.

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.

Swank.—Affectation; ostentation.

Swap.—To exchange.

Swell.—An exalted person.