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balkies

balkies is the plural of balkie.

Meaning of balkie

Noun

balkie (plural balkies)

  1. A small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.
    • This was accompanied by a khaki coloured shirt and tie worn with the Unit bere of black with the Unit badge and balkie in place. My intake had not been issued with this step-out uniform since the South African Defence Force was running low ...2009, Ross Hesom, From Boys to Men, →ISBN, page 102

Questions about balkies

What is balkies the plural of?
Balkies is the plural of balkie.

Words near balkies in the dictionary

  1. balketh
  2. Balkh
  3. balkhashite
  4. balkie
  5. balkier
  6. balkies
  7. balkiest
  8. balkily
  9. Balkin
  10. balkiness
  11. balking

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