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Peruke: A wig, especially of the 1 to 3 axles which are either
kind worn by men in the single or dual wheels on
17th and 18th centuries; each side.
aka a periwig. (From French Pig: A fond nickname for an
“perruqe” = a wig) F111 aircraft Australia’s main
PFO: Pissed fell over. aircraft from 1973 to 3 De-
cember 2010. Called “pig”
because of its terrain follow-
ing radar giving it the ability
to hunt at night almost with
An on-going series of words and phrases no longer its nose among the weeds. It
in use or shifted in meaning. was replaced by the F/A-18F
Phaeton Super Hornet.
Chute: (alternate spellings — the victim. Also known as a Phaeton: A light four wheeled Piggy stick: (Military) The
Schute, Shute, Shoot) in the “lead asprin dispenser”. carriage, with or without a wooden handle or shaft of
early timber industry a chute Patma: Corruption of “Pat top, having one or (more the entrenching tool.
was a channel or trough on Malone.” Rhymes with commonly) two seats facing
steep slopes in which logs “alone”. forward, and made in vari-
were sent down hill tops and ous forms.
mountains. Peach: A desirable young wom-
an; “fresh as a peach.” (The name originates from
This process was used world the Greek legend. Phaeton,
wide whereever timber was son of Helios, the sun-god,
gathered. From the French was allowed to drive his fa-
“chute” (to fall or even Ger- ther’s chariot for one day;
man “schuß” (shot, or, rush but could not control the Chinese pigtail
of water). horses, and would have set or queue
Chutes were often given the earth on fire had not Pigtail: A braid of hair hanging
names such as “Landers Prickly Pear Zeus killed him with a thun- down the back of the head.
Shoot” (aka Landershute) and derbolt. Chinese men were forced
McCarthy’s Shoot in the Black- Pearopolis: (From the Briga- Phiz: The face. to grow “pig tails” as a sign
all Range, Queensland. low district — Queensland) of submission during the
A satirical reference to the Pick at: To chaff: to annoy. Machu dynasty from 1645.
Pan: See “Pantech”. past prickly pear infestation. In time it became a symbol
Pick up, To: According to C J Den-
Panlicker: A dog. Peb (pebble): A flash fellow; a nis “To dispense with the cer- of manhood and dignity.
Pantech: A big furniture van. “larrikin”. emony of a ‘knock-down’ or To pull another man’s “pig-
Origin Greek “pantechnicon” Pedicle: Protruding part of a an introduction.” Making a tail” (called a “queue”) was
= artistic. This was the name camel’s chest which allows casual social connection with- considered a gross insult. In
spite of everything in favour
of a bazaar in 19th century air to circulate under the out an introduction.
London which eventually be- body when the animal is at Pick up: Removal of fleeces of it, the queue was actually
came a furniture warehouse. rest. Cameleers used it as a from the shearing floor. despised by the Han Chinese
Also called a “Pan” and a step when climbing onto its who detested the Manchu
“Pantechnician”. back. Camels use it to fight Picker up: A hand (worker) who rule.
Pantechnicon: See “Pantech”. and crush anything believed picks up the shorn fleece In 1911, pre-empting the
to be a threat. and places it on the table for end of the dynasty, Han
Panzer: (Military) German tank. sorting. men cut off their queues
From German “Sturm- Pedicle: The protruding por- Picket: See “Picquet”. and publicly jumped on
panzerkampfwagen”, origi- tion of a deer’s skull from them. This is said to be the
nally from the Old French which the antler grows. Picket: Metal post used for stak- origin of the saying “jump-
“panciere”, a coat of mail. (From Latin Pediculus, di- ing out barbed wire, etc. ing the queue”.
minutive of pes = “foot”). Also called a “star picket”.
On one’s Pat: Alone; single- Penner: A worker who keeps the It is said when the Han men
handed. Rhymes with shearer’s pen full of sheep. Picquet: (Military) A sentry (or jumped on their pigtails at
“alone”, aka “Pat Malone”. sentries) or sentry duty. Al- the same time the earth’s
Perisher: Trench periscope. ternate spelling “picket”. orbit shifted slightly. It cer-
Pat Malone: Rhymes with “Alone”
Periwig: See “peruke”. Piebald: A horse coloured with tainly did in political terms.
patches of black and white. During the Palmer River
(A “Skewbald” horse is Gold Rush, Chinese prospec-
brown and white.). tors were captured by abo-
Patent Pill Dispenser Pig: Colloquial (intended to be rigine cannibals and hung in
insulting) for a policeman or trees by their pigtails They
Patent pill machine: A firearm, police woman. were kept alive till ready to
pistol, revolver etc. It is the be eaten. People of all races
ultimate pain relief when it Pig: A road trailer without a were eaten but, possibly
dispatches a bullet that kills Peruke pivoting axle. A pig can have because of their rice based
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