cobber

In “Straya,” they say in their slang, true blue cobbers all speak the lingo.

Cheer up cobbers," he smiled, "the old fella went quickly.

Wages run from 1 dollar to 1 dollar 75 cents a day, according to the nature of the work performed, for men, and from 50 cents to 1 dollar for lads and cobbers.

They tracked cleverly across the moor, and were met by an eager Australian with the question: "Have you brought the water, cobbers?"

Anyhow, cobber, we both had our pockets gone gently through, for me feloose is gone as well as yours.