pucka
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In short, in America where they cannot get a pucka railway, they take a kutcha one instead.
From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
She was always "a worm" when asked after her health, and everything that pleased her was "pucka."
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
There's not much of it, but what there is is pucka!
From The Crystal Stopper by Leblanc, Maurice
Kussoor is a large well-built town, consisting of three separate parts, each surrounded by a pucka wall furnished with bastions: these three parts are at some distance from each other.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
There are two and half or three kutcha beegahs in a pucka beegah; and a pucka beegah is from 2750 to 2760 square yards.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
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