"middie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-middie.ogg Forms: middies [plural], middy [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Head templates: {{en-noun}} middie (plural middies)
  1. (nautical, slang) a midshipman Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-middie-en-noun-BqxhnWcl Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (Australia) A measure of 285 ml (10 fl oz) of beer; a pot. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-middie-en-noun-YZFwjNF9 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 7 93

Inflected forms

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