Meaning of Old Dart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country.
   Australia, New-Zealand
2. Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
   UK, colloquial

Examples

“J. A. W. has still, I am persuaded, any amount of friends in the Old Dart.”

“You recollect that when I left the Colony to visit the old dart, besides the usual allowance granted...”

“The ‘Old Dart’ mattered little to German Australians but the empire was another matter and Australia was their home.”

“‘I have a whole range of new talents, Dad. I can muster a mob of cattle, break in a horse, speak pidgin, and at a pinch, stitch up someone′s head.’ ‘Very useful in the Old Dart,’ he commented dryly and returned to his newspaper.”

“Marsh′s experiences during his first days in the Old Dart were no different from most Australian cricketers′.”

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