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tiger country
noun- rough, uncultivated country or terrain AUSTRALIA, 1945
- Michael Roe is one of the few Australian explorers of the tiger-country concerned with “authority”[.] — Miriam Dixson, The Real Matilda, p. 201, 1984
- any challenging situation NEW ZEALAND, 1945
From World War 2, referring to territory patrolled by German Tiger tanks. - — Harry Orsman, A Dictionary of Modern New Zealand Slang, p. 138, 1999
- in hospital operating theatre usage, any part of the body where surgery is high risk US
- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 162, 1994
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