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.
