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Bay fever

Bay fever noun: any illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.

Noun

Bay fever (plural Bay fevers)

  1. (Australia, derogatory, obsolete, slang) Any illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.

Forms of Bay fever

pluralBay fevers

Questions about Bay fever

What does Bay fever mean?
Bay fever means any illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.
What part of speech is Bay fever?
Bay fever is a noun.
What is the plural of Bay fever?
The plural of Bay fever is Bay fevers.

Words near Bay fever in the dictionary

  1. Bay Citian
  2. Bay City
  3. Bay County
  4. Bay de Verde
  5. bay duiker
  6. Bay fever
  7. Bay fevers
  8. Bay Head
  9. Bay Horse
  10. Bay Islands
  11. Bay L'Argent

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