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Salvo, n.3 Austral. colloq.|ˈsælvəʊ|
[f. Salvationist + -o2.]
A member of the Salvation Army; pl., the Salvation Army.
1896Bulletin (Sydney) 31 Oct. 27 (title) The Salvo's Error. 1908C. H. S. Matthews Parson in Austral. Bush xxvii. 256 Well, I was rared a Carthlick, but I haven't followed it up much. To tell ye the truth, I class 'em all alike—priests, parsons, ‘salvos’, and all the lot of 'em. 1942J. Sweeney in Murdoch & Drake-Brockman Austral. Short Stories (1951) 382 We come to the Salvo hut where there is a big joker sitting on a form drinking coffee and eating biscuits. 1952J. Cleary Sundowners iii. 144 I've only met one other Rupert... That was when I was in the Salvos. 1962A. Upfield Will of Tribe ix. 87 Can't help bringing out old clichés. The Salvo padre at Derby was down on them but we learned them quick. 1968Telegraph (Brisbane) 29 June 16/6 Hundreds of former Diggers have similar stories of the morale-boosting work done by the ‘Salvos’. 1978R. McKie Bitter Bread 77 When workers everywhere got their notices and the slump showed every sign of lasting, the Salvos decided to open a doss house. |