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Meaning of Botany Bay fever | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Penal servitude; transportation.

UK, euphemistic, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“What!—me not know my * * * Testament! Why!—it's the only * * * book you get a word of when you're nursing for Botany Bay fever.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Botany Bay greens botargo Botatwe BOTC Botch botch job