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- noun Scotland A public area for
washing clothes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You can download Labour's current dirty tricks campaign from th 'steamie' on the scotsman.
Labour resorting to anti-fascism? Jeff 2009
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So I agree with Grogipher, so much so I nicked your thought for my latest steamie post.
Goldie's land of hope and optimism Jeff 2009
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But the above is the talk of the steamie, as they say in Airdrie and Shotts.
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But the above is the talk of the steamie, as they say in Airdrie and Shotts.
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Blog Guelph: Rusty Old Thing Lovers old steamie, originally uploaded by vw-busman.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2006
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Now playing in London for the month, Trilogy was the talk of the steamie at the Edinburgh festival last summer for reasons that were easily apparent the other night: for much of it the actors are nude, there is a set piece naked dance performed by non-professional volunteers, and a finale that invites female audience members to strip on spec and join the cast in a singsong.
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Opened last fall, the casual Davie Street joint gaily festooned with Habs hockey paraphernalia offers over a bevy of specialties from la belle province, including steamie dogs, Montreal smoked meat platters, spruce beer,
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alexandra Gill 2010
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Assorted memories of Paris in the twenties, of the Habs or of the steamie special diner lunch launch, float and land as if at random.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed REVIEWED BY KATIA GRUBISIC 2010
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It's the talk of the steamie down his former stomping ground of Kilmarnock.
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It's the talk of the steamie down his former stomping ground of Kilmarnock.
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But others were regional, like “parkade,” a Western Canadian term for parking garage, and “steamie,” a steamed hot dog in Quebec.
Katherine Barber, Who Defined Canadian English, Is Dead at 61 By 2021
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