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And Then There Were None
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5 [britain] words
whacking
rum
pukka sahib
cove
drawing room
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Definition:
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
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The letter he had received had been rather vague in its terms, but there was nothing vague about the accompanying cheque. A
whacking
fee.
Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.8 (1939)
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