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this side of the black stump en · ADV

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  1. (Australia, not-comparable) Within the known world; anywhere.
    • Best horseman this side of the black stump, Ric is. 1961, Gwen Meredith, Into the Sun, page 7:
    • He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that. 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 35: