"lamington drive" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-lamington drive.ogg [Australia] Forms: lamington drives [plural]
Etymology: From lamington + drive (“fundraiser”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|lamington}} lamington, {{m|en|drive||fundraiser}} drive (“fundraiser”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lamington drive (plural lamington drives)
  1. (Australia) A club or school fundraising event where volunteers make lamingtons for sale. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-lamington_drive-en-noun-Z~6-bYgb Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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