'keetn.
/kiːt/, U.S. /kit/, Australian English /kiːt/ Australian colloquial.
= lorikeet n. or parakeet n.
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'keet1936
1936 A. Russell Gone Nomad x. 83 Snow-white cockatoos flashed in flocks across the stream, green 'keets screeched among the gums.
1959 S. H. Courtier Death in Dream Time iii. 27 That's where the 'keets come... They're a wonderful sight in the flame-trees..all green and gold.
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n.1936- catch, have, lose sight of
- catch, hunt the fox
- catch-22
- catch-22 dilemma
- catch-22 problem
- catch-22 situation
- catch-22's
- catch-22s
- catch-all
- catch-and-release
- catch-arse
- catch-bit
- catch-cloak
- catch-coin
- catch-cold
- catch-coldy
- catch-credit
- catch-cropping
- catch-dolt
- catch-dotterel
- catch-em-alive-oh
- catch-fake
- catch-fart
- catch-feeder
- catch-fish