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cactus
noun
in hospital usage, a severely burnt patient US- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 136, 1994
▶ in the cactus
in trouble, especially with one person NEW ZEALAND- Rather funny you being in the cactus at home–I’m in the dog box with my wife too. — (Wellington) Evening Post, p. 12, 9 March 1953
▶ out in the cactus
in a very remote area NEW ZEALAND- “Out in the sticks,” “out in the backblock,” “out in the bush,” “out in the booay,” “out in the cactus,” all have the same basic meaning of “fifty miles from nowhere.” — R.L. Bacon, In the Sticks, p. 184, 1963
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