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Quotation dates: 1927
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CO-BUNKER, n. comb. A student at St Andrews or Glasgow University who shares a “bunk” (lodgings) with another.Ayr. 1927 J. Carruthers Man Beset i. vii.:
Gregory introduced his prospective “co-bunker” to the Secretary's Room.