"pucka" meaning in English

See pucka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pucka [comparative], most pucka [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pucka (comparative more pucka, superlative most pucka)
  1. Alternative form of pukka. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pukka
    Sense id: en-pucka-en-adj-a7l4P0t1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Mrs. S[mart].— […] Are you not aware, Fanny, that he [Lieut. Marsden] is only Acting-Assistant Sub-Deputy Inspector? Do you imagine that I should give my child to a man whose appointment was not pucka? / F[anny].—But, Mamma, is Mr. Cholmondeley's appointment pucka? / Mrs. S.—How can you talk such nonsense, child? […] Mr. Cholmondeley is a landed gentleman, and draws twelve thousand rupees a month from his estates in Derbyshire, besides holding Government paper to a large amount.",
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