Stubbies
Britishplural noun
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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
Recreation in the summer shrinks to barbecues, swimming in the billabong, and drinking stubbies, or bottles of beer, on Big Red under the stars.
From New York Times
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