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(Australia, colloquial) A metal tool used to pick up a hot pot or billycan which has been on a campfire or other heat source.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(Australia, colloquial) A metal tool used to pick up a hot pot or billycan which has been on a campfire or other heat source.

Origin: Rumoured to have first been used in a film by The Three Stooges, in which the term was allegedly used to refer to an unknown medical instrument used in a surgery. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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