Definitions
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- noun colloquial A small
tent orshelter . - verb To
erect , or tostay in such a tent or shelter
Etymologies
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Examples
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By an ingenious manipulation of ropes round his legs, and a well-aimed blow behind his ear from a tent mallet flung by one of the men, he was subdued and brought to earth, but not before he had destroyed a "bivvy" and some tents.
The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 S. J. Wilson
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Even this did not complete the incidents of the day, for evening found us clinging with might and main to tent poles, tent curtains, "bivvy" shelters, etc., while a furious sand storm did its utmost to fling them down.
The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 S. J. Wilson
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Little food & water, survival kit, Adventure Medical bivvy sack or space blanket, folding saw, extra knife (or two) knife sharpener, 1st aid kit, handi wipes, ammo, etc. Species:
Field & Stream 2009
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Space blankets also serve as a great footprint under a tent and as a cover to increase the warmth of a sleeping bag (AFM's bivvy sacks work best here).
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Granted, it's a little strange to slingshot method balls, then sleep in a bivvy, and wait for the bite alarm to go off on your rod-pod.
For the Love of Carp Tim Romano 2007
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Already we've come far: Last night a train dropped us off in the middle of black-dark nowhere for a rough bivvy by the Canadian National Railway tracks.
T. 2006
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You'll limp, but better that than a bivvy in the bottom of the boat.
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You know, for instance, a couple of key things for me was that they had a shovel and bivvy sacks, plural.
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"Kevin," I snapped at what in the dark I hoped was his direction, "a bivvy bag is not part of my normal routine."
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Hugh packed the remaining four gallons, some food, and bivvy gear for his journey to Trojan Women.
The Wall Jeff Long 2005
bilby commented on the word bivvy
"MY DIARY: Pouring rain. Dug a deep drainage pit around my bivvy to divert flow of water. G truck now have logs on their fire. Very cosy."
- Spike Milligan, 'Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall.'
May 14, 2009