murri

/ˈmɐriː/

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A medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.

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An indigenous Australian, especially one from Queensland or northern New South Wales.

[O]n the veranda a fight started round the dart-board and two of the Murris threw punches until the barman thumped them apart.

The local council wanted the Murries to live in town. (The council didn't care too much what the Murries themselves thought of this idea.)

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[O]n the veranda a fight started round the dart-board and two of the Murris threw punches until the barman thumped them apart.

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The local council wanted the Murries to live in town. (The council didn't care too much what the Murries themselves thought of this idea.)

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1998, Margaret Henderson, Subdivisions of Suburbia, Andrew McCann (editor), Writing the Everyday, Australian Literary Studies, Volume 18, No. 4, University of Queensland Press, page 78, She can confid

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In some senses, murri is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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