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chookchooks: Chook is an Australian/New Zealand call made to chickens.
drouth: A variation of the word drought, a period of drier than normal conditions.
quoits: iron or brass rings, perhaps washers to secure part of Bloom's bed.
short knock: The sound of a gavel at the end of a hastily concluded bidding process heard at an auction.
Tweedy: Bloom's father-in-law, Brian Tweedy.
Plevna: A city in North Bulgaria, the site of a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War fought in 1877.
corner: Buying up controlling shares of a limited supply, in this case valuable stamps.
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