Stubbies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The amount to be emptied is equal to 7.8m pints, 10.5m schooners, 11.8m stubbies, or 1.8 Olympic swimming pools.
From The Guardian
He’s using shortened leg prosthetics, called stubbies, to get his body conditioned to eventually use to full-sized ones.
From Seattle Times
Slowly, she learned to use prosthetics, practicing first on “stubbies,” as she calls them — prosthetic sockets with very short legs — before gradually moving up to full-length legs.
From New York Times
“They put the cold-brew in these ‘stubbies’ bottles, like a Red Stripe,” Giuliano said.
From Washington Post
Australia’s Channel 9 interviewed James Ross-Munro and Kane Wiblen on Monday morning local time and heard how the two men had been at “stubbies and singlets” party at a local bar.
From Time
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