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Definition:3. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [From 19th c.]text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Daisy: [to Hyacinth] It's a worktop. Pretty colour, isn't it?
Rose: Mr. Merryweather thinks it's called "angel gabriel blue".
Daisy: and they're giving it away down at the tip.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Angel Gabriel Blue (1994)
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Chris Tarrant: So this is Neva station. It's quaint - quaint's the word. Um, it's a bit of a tip is the best word.
PBS. Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways "Crossing the Baltics" (2017)
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The house is less tidy than it was a week ago, [...] A pile of newspapers sits in the corner of the living room; there are dirty mugs on the coffee table and the mantelpiece.
Scott appears at my side, proffering the towel. "It's a tip, I know. [...]"
Paula Hawkins. The Girl on the Train (2015)
Scott appears at my side, proffering the towel. "It's a tip, I know. [...]"
Paula Hawkins. The Girl on the Train (2015)
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