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bulkies

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The police.

Ireland, obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“[…] the newly-elected constables, who were popularly known, down to the year 1837, as the "Bulkies."”
“In his study⟳ of the Belfast Town Police (nicknamed "the Bulkies"), Brian Griffin has argued that the force's sectarian reputation was more a matter⟳ of appearance […] than behavior.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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