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blockie

British  
/ ˈblɒkɪ /

noun

  1. informal  an owner of a small property, esp a farm

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The culprit was a hotdog bun that was left in a warmer and started smoking, said Eric Blockie, an event manager at the building.

From Washington Post

“It was quickly contained but it had already set off the alarm,” Blockie said.

From Washington Post

Professor J. S. Blockie has written a fine poem on the wars of the rival houses.

From Project Gutenberg

Into this his wife laid one of the logs he had cut, and began swinging it, crooning the while a rune beginning Swing, blockie dear, swing.

From Project Gutenberg

Into this his wife laid one of the logs he had cut, and began swinging it, crooning the while a tune beginning:— 'Swing, blockie dear, swing.'

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