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noun
dialect, rare British, Australian, New ZealandUsed in various proverbial expressions and similes, as a type of someone or something in a very bad state or condition.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Morning Star (Hobart, Tasmania). Apparently from the genitive of the forename Barney + bull.
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