English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɡ|-�ɡ
Noun
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- context|obscure A heavy, musty, and unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area.
Quotations
1996, w:Janette Turner Hospital|Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 4
:On certain days, when hot currents shimmered off Oyster's Reef, we would detect the chalk-dust of the mullock heaps, acrid; or, from the opal mines themselves, the ghastly fug of the tunnels and shafts.
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