"charpering carsey" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From charper (“to seek”) + carsey (“house”). Compare charpering omi (“policeman”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|charper||to seek}} charper (“to seek”), {{m|en|carsey||house}} carsey (“house”), {{l|en|charpering omi||policeman}} charpering omi (“policeman”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} charpering carsey
  1. (Polari) A police station. Tags: Polari
    Sense id: en-charpering_carsey-en-noun-o-fILmRW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polari

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