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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LEERICAN, n. Nonce variant of Eng. and Australian lang larrikin, a rowdy, a hooligan, scamp (Wgt. 1960).Wgt. 1904 J. F. Cannon Whithorn 99:
While thus employed, an “ill-set leerican” secreted himself among the foliage of an apple tree.