"divvy van" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 divvy van.ogg Forms: divvy vans [plural]
Etymology: From a diminutive of divisional + van. Head templates: {{en-noun}} divvy van (plural divvy vans)
  1. (Victoria, Australia, slang) A police van. In other parts of Australia, a paddy wagon. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms (police van): Black Maria, dog box, paddy wagon
    Sense id: en-divvy_van-en-noun-7js6NO1F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2010, Jeremy Chambers, The Vintage and the Gleaning, page 249:",
          "text": "Lucky they got them in the divvy vans quick as they did. You hear about that? Had to bring in divvy vans far as bloody Albury to take them off. Had them in lock-ups all over the place.",
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          "text": "Someone called the police and there were eight divvy vans at the front of our court. I must have been very evil. On the first fire I started in my backyard, I put a lot of things on that fire, petrol, tyres, wood, and many more things.",
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