Bullin.
/ˈbʊlʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈbʊlaɪ/, Australian English /ˈbʊlɑe/ Australian.
Used (chiefly attributively) to designate a type of soil used esp. for cricket pitches.
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1904 Westm. Gaz. 18 Apr. 3/1 This Bulli soil is wonderful in its resistance to wet... The wet does not run through the Bulli.
1907 Daily Chron. 19 Dec. 4/7 The famous rain-resisting ‘Bulli soil’ of which the pitch on the Sydney Cricket Ground is composed.
1929 A. Conan Doyle Maracot Deep 244 The perfect Bulli-earth wicket, so far as England could supply that commodity, reminded our visitors of their native conditions.
1963 Guardian 4 May 4/6 The flawless bulli soil and merry creek pitches which were the terror of all bowlers half a century ago.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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