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hickory
n. The name Hickory isoriginally American, and is derived from the North-AmericanIndian; its earlie...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle
n. The name is given to very many ofthe various species of Acacia (q.v.), of which thereare about 3...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hickory-eucalypt
n. one of the names for thetree Eucalyptus punctata, DeC., N.O. Myrtaceae.Called also Leather-jacke...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-wattle
n. See wattle. 1896. `The Argus,' July 20, p. 5, col. 8: «Many persons who had been lured into ga...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-bark
n. the bark of the wattle;much used in tanning, and forms a staple export. 1875. `Spectator' (Melbo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-bird
n. an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Inthe Yel...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-gold
n. poetic name for the blossomof the Wattle. 1870. A. L. Gordon, `Bush Ballads, Dedn., p. 9: «In ...
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wattle-gum
n. the gum exudingfrom the Wattles. 1862. W. Archer, `Products of Tasmania,' p. 41: «Wattle-Gum, ...
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wattle-and-dab
a rough mode of architecture, verycommon in Australia at an early date. The phrase and itsmeaning ar...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris