"Hughie" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1981, Les Tanner, Nature's a Nice Place to Visit, from Tanner With Words, 1981. Quoted in Aussie Humour, Macmillan, 1988, page 93",
          "text": "As soon as they see me scurrying around picking up snorkels and flippers they know the Big Wet is on its way. The skies will open and Hughie will send it down."
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        "(Australia) An imaginary god or higher power responsible for rain."
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        {
          "text": "2006, DC Green, Surf Europe\nPipe scowled. “Hughie... send us swell! Not just any swell, but a grand macking swell! In return, we pray you will accept this near-virginal surfboard sacrifice that we make in your name!”"
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    "Send 'er down, Hughie!"
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        "(Australia) An imaginary god or higher power responsible for rain."
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