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Coolgardie safe

/ kuːlˈɡɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia Sometimes shortened toCoolgardie


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Origin of Coolgardie safe1

named after Coolgardie, Western Australia, perhaps because of resemblance to cool and guard

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