"metho" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|methylated spirits|o|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} metho (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) Methylated spirits. Tags: Australia, colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-metho-en-noun-E8kFoSPx Categories (other): Australian English

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          "ref": "1985, Living Australia, photograph caption, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia's Most Deadly Creatures, page 61",
          "text": "Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben′s foreword for details of the experiment.",
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          "text": "1988, Kate Jennings, Cold Water, Save Me, Joe Louis, reprinted 2010, Trouble: Evolution of a Radical, Selected Writings 1970-2010, page 78,\nWe thought an alcoholic was a low life, someone on metho, or a benighted person who drank a bottle of gin before breakfast. Not us."
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          "text": "1996, Curriculum Corporation (Australia), From Igloos to Yurts: Years 4-7, page 23,\nAssist students to design and construct models of hot-air balloons ranging from those using shopping bags and hair dryers, to those using tissue paper and metho burners, depending on the resources available."
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