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Thread #134761 Message #3068181
Posted By: Bob Bolton
05-Jan-11 - 09:43 PM
Thread Name: Australian drink popular in 1870s
Subject: RE: Australian drink popular in 1870s
G'day again,
Sorry: esprit de l'escalier trips me up again ...
GUEST,Grishka post, up near the top, quoted:
"Julia slings the sheoak at the bar, and welcomes sailors from afar."
It might be worth remarking that "... slings ..." in this sense means "... serves up ..." That would be common Australian usage and probably comes over directly from English slang forms ... but there may be readers in the bigger world of Mudcat that don't make the link, thus:
"My guess: she metaphorically puts her sling around a beam of sheoak wood, i.e. tightens herself to the bar. "
Anyway: ... Your health in sheoak! ...
Regards,
Bob