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arvo
UK /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/ US /ˈɐː.vəʉ/
noun 1name 1
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2ADJ.
red
VERB + ARVO
war
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noun
1
Afternoon.
“Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”
The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰
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Initialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
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“Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”
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The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross party
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‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’
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Want to go to Maccas this arvo?
Tatoeba · #1229626305
Want to go to Macca's this arvo?
Tatoeba · #13195782Usage Notes
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