- stiffen the crows
- Australian Slangexclamation of astonishment
English dialects glossary. 2013.
stiffen the crows
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Stiffen the crows — exclamation of astonishment … Dictionary of Australian slang
stiffen — /ˈstɪfən/ (say stifuhn) verb (t) 1. to make stiff. –verb (i) 2. to become stiff or tense. –phrase 3. (God) stiffen the crows (or lizards), (an exclamation of exasperation, disgust, etc.) 4. wouldn t it stiffen you, (an exclamation of disgust.)… …
crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …
