old chum
Britishnoun
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a person who is experienced, esp in life in colonial Australia
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an experienced convict
Example Sentences
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In 551-words, major shareholder Desmond eviscerated his old chum.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Vagabond Harry pays an unexpected visit to his old chum Gideon, who accepts the aimless man into his home, despite the fact that the household is already overcrowded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
He introduced his bill in the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, where an influential member was Delaware Senator Tom Carper - Bullock’s old chum and former boss.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2016
The narrator’s North Vietnamese handler, Man, is also an old chum.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
One only was excepted—an old chum and crony, who had accompanied him on the voyage from England, a Queensland squatter, who lived nine months of the year in Melbourne—Adam Danesbury by name.
From A Humble Enterprise by Ada Cambridge
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