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Meaning of heifer dust | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco.
    US, historical, slang, uncountable
  2. Nonsense; rubbish.
    dated, derogatory, figuratively, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Even if they do get pinched, they always have some heifer dust ready about laying a trap for a ship, and trying to make the shore in an hour to get evidence against her to have her pulled in.”
“The obligation is to provide the people with the truth; not with a lot of rhetoric and heifer dust, if I may use that phrase.”
“"Nope." He held up the magazine. "I've been reading up on this philosopher fella you people set such store in. I've got to tell you, Maddie, I think what he's preachin' is just a bunch of heifer dust."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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