Noah's Ark
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Noah's Ark
noun
noun, orig Austral
1: Rhyming slang for narknoun 1 . (1898 —) .
J. Alard Ya knows Bill, yer gettin' to be a real Noah's Ark (1968).
2:Austral Rhyming slang for 'shark'. Also Noah. (1945 —) .
Bulletin (Sydney): 'I'll tell you what's worse than the Noahs,' said Edgar. 'What about those bloody dragon-flies?' (1982).
noun, orig Austral
1: Rhyming slang for nark
J. Alard Ya knows Bill, yer gettin' to be a real Noah's Ark (1968).
2:
Bulletin (Sydney): 'I'll tell you what's worse than the Noahs,' said Edgar. 'What about those bloody dragon-flies?' (1982).
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