"Botany Bay fever" meaning in All languages combined

See Botany Bay fever on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Botany Bay fever}} Botany Bay fever (uncountable)
  1. (UK, euphemistic, obsolete) Penal servitude; transportation. Tags: UK, euphemistic, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Botany_Bay_fever-en-noun-H3~x94-Q Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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