a clasp knife, by a maker of thatname, once much used in the colonies.
1878. `The Australian,' vol. i. p. 418:
«In plates and knives scant is the shepherd's store,
`Dover' and pan are all, he wants no more.»
1893. April 15, `A Traveller's Note':
«`So much a week and the use of my Dover' men used to say inmaking a contract of labour.»
1894. `Bush Song' [Extract]:
«Tie up the dog beside the log,
And come and flash your Dover.»