Definitions
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- noun Australia, New Zealand, usually plural A
residential arearemote from majorcities and lacking conveniences common inurban areas.
Etymologies
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From back + block.
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Examples
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Born eased it into the back of the snuffler, then latched the backblock in place.
Shopgirls Frederick Barthelme 2010
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Bom eased it into the back of the snuffler, then latched the backblock in place.
Midworld Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1975
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Bom eased it into the back of the snuffler, then latched the backblock in place.
Midworld Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1975
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The reader will understand, therefore, that, when the Genius and his mate proposed to start on Macpherson, they were laying out a capacious contract for the Cast-iron Canvasser, and could only have been inspired by a morbid craving for excitement, aided by the influence of backblock whisky.
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