"Buckley's" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Buckley's (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, informal) Ellipsis of Buckley's chance. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Buckley's chance
    Sense id: en-Buckley's-en-noun-tz11A0cv Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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