45. J. A. Moore, `Tasmanian Rhymings,' p. 15:

"He was a `joey,' which, in truth,
Means nothing more than that youth
Who claims a kangaroo descent
Is by that nomenclature meant."

1888. Rolf Boldrewood, `Robbery under Arms,' p. 198:

"I'm not going to be wood-and-water Joey, I can tell ye."

<hw>John Dory</hw>, or <hw>Dorey</hw>, <i>n</i>. a fish. This
name is applied in New South Wales and Tasmania to <i>Cyttus
(Zeus) australis</i>, Richards., family <i>Cyttidae</i>, which
is nearly the same as <i>Zeus faber</i>, the "John Dory" of
Europe. Others call <i>C. australis</i> the <i>Bastard
Dorey</i> (q.v.), and it is also called the <i>Boar-fish</i>
(q.v.) and <i>Dollar-fish</i> (q.v.).

1880. Guenther, `Study of Fishes,' p. 451:

"`John Dorys' are found in the Mediterranean, on the eastern
temperate shores of the Atlantic, on the coasts of Japan and
Australia. Six species are known, all of which are highly
esteemed for the table. The English name given to one of the
European species (<i>Zeus Faber</i>) seems to be partly a
corruption of the Gascon `Jau,' which signifies cock, `Dory'
being derived from the French <i>Doree</i>, so that the entire
name means Gilt-cock. Indeed, in some other localities of
southern Europe it bears the name of <i>Gallo</i>. The same
species occurs also on the coasts of South Australia and New
Zealand."

<hw>Johnny</hw>-cake. <i>n</i>. The name is of American
origin, originally given by the negroes to a cake made of
Indian corn (maize). In Australia it is a cake baked on the
ashes or cooked in a frying-pan. (See quotations.) The name
is used in the United States for a slightly different cake,
viz. made with Indian meal and toasted before a fire.

1861. Mrs. Meredith, `Over the Straits,' p. 154:

"The dough-cakes fried in fat, called `Johnny-cakes.'"

1872. C. H. Eden, `My Wife and I in Queensland,' p. 20:

"Johnny-cakes, though they are smaller and very thin, and made
in a similar way [sc. to dampers: see <i>Damper</i>]; when
eaten hot they are excellent, but if allowed to get cold they
become leathery."

1885. H. Finch-Hatton, `Advance of Australia,' p. 3:

"Johnny-cakes are made with nothing but flour, but there is a
great art in mixing them. If it is done properly they are
about the lightest and nicest sort of bread that can be made;
but the efforts of an amateur generally result in a wet heavy
pulp that sticks round one's teeth like bird-lime."

1890