Bay fever in English

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        "Any illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay."
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        "(Australia, slang, obsolete, derogatory) Any illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay."
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"Bay fever" meaning in English

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