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he shuhn

  • n  (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

  • On the subject of the Weary Willies' nighties the commission wrote: "Such shirts, commonly made of a coarse hessian, require to have their pristine stiffness removed by a good .
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  • Tully Bevilaqua in The Canberra Times
    To remedy this situation, he put wet hessian onto the wicket overnight, and then covered the wicket, as is the norm. After removing the covers this morning, there was a lot more moisture on the wicket than anticipated, resulting in our current... Alan Kourie http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kourie&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHVTEbr1JbpLgcXuftOm6Rir8qyGQ International Reporter http://www.google.com/url?q=http://internationalreporter.com/news/read.php%3Fid%3D1568&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG6WoU9ZUU3DMC-qyLMQzcETswgkA Jun 1, 2006 46881 63650 hessian A first-time Olympian at 36, Bevilaqua said picking up her uniform sent chills down my spine". "I love the uniforms: they're wonderful. I could wear a hessian bag with an Aussie logo and it wouldn't bother me."
  • Matt Welsh in Malaysia Star
    I'd like for something to be there even if it is just a piece of hessian cloth, just to make sure I am going on a straight line,said Welsh on the eve of the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney. "It is a shame on the meet because as a whole...

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