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midgie
/ˈmɪd͡ʒi/
noun 2
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2VERB + MIDGIE
raked
MIDGIE + NOUN
yer
Definitions
noun
1
Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
noun
1
A dump, midden; trash bin.
They did not have good clothes and were midgie-rakers. Their das done that, they just raked yer midgie and got yer old rubbish.
Just after dawn. It's the best time. For raking the midgies. When it's light enough to see but there's no one around.
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They did not have good clothes and were midgie-rakers. Their das done that, they just raked yer midgie and got yer old rubbish.
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Just after dawn. It's the best time. For raking the midgies. When it's light enough to see but there's no one around.
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