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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Coolgardie safe1

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

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