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back of Bourke
[ burk ]
/ bÉœrk /
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noun Australian Informal.
a remote area or place.
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Origin of back of Bourke
1915–20; Bourke, a town in far NW New South Wales
Words nearby back of Bourke
back number, back o' beyond, back o' Bourke, back of, back of beyond, back of Bourke, back off, back office, back of one's hand, back of one's mind, back on one's feet
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