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Definition of Larrikins
1. larrikin [n] - See also: larrikin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Larrikins
Literary usage of Larrikins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What We Saw in Australia by Rosamond Davenport Hill, Florence Davenport Hill (1875)
"Arrival at Melbourne — All England Eleven — Hot Wind — Christmas Holidays—Toorak —
Penal Servitude Commission — larrikins— Act of 1861 — Industrial ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Spectator' (Melbourne), May 15, • 3: Sunday night an unfortunate Chinaman was so
severely injured by the Richmond larrikins that his life was endangered. ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1908)
"He said : "I've worked it all out, larrikins," says he, with a groan, " and it's
as good as a theatre-play the way he done it. Jest for all the world like a ..."
4. The Century (1902)
"... thereupon held the child in his lap, and with a twinkle in his eye, he said: "
Feth an' I will that, an' the name of me story is ' Cunnin' larrikins. ..."
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