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ducks on the pond


Used in shearing sheds to warn other workers that a lady had just come into the shed. The shearers would then avoid using bad language till the lady left the shed. In use late 1970's in sheds in Northern Sth. Aust: Hey, you blokes down the board, "ducks on the pond".