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Wallaby
·noun Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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wallaby
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n. a name used for the smaller kindsof Kangaroos of the genus Macropus (q.v.), formerlyclassed a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Nail
·noun To spike, as a cannon.
II. Nail ·noun To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
III. Nai...
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Nail
For fastening.
1) Hebrew yathed, "piercing," a peg or nail of any material (Ezek. 15:3), more espec...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to nail
To fasten; to 'bind a person to a bargain. Ex. 'He offered the a dollar for this book, and I nailed ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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nail
a nail of beef, eight pounds. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Nail
Of finger. (a) A nail or claw of man or animal. (b) A point or style e.g. for writing; see (Jeremiah...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Tailed
·adj Having a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails;
— chiefly used in composition; as, bob...
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banded-wallaby
n.
sometimes called Banded-Kangaroo. See Lagostrophus and Wallaby.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hare-wallaby
n.
See hare-kangaroo, wallaby, and lagorchestes.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rock-wallaby
n.
the popular name for anyanimal of the genus Petrogale (q.v.). There are sixspecies – – Brush-tai...
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wallaby-bush
n.
a tall shrub or tree, Beyeria viscosa, Miq., N.O. Euphorbiaceae.Same as the Pinkwood of Tasmania...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wallaby-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Danthonia penicillata, F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Usef...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wallaby-skin
the skin, with the hair on it,of the wallaby, prized as a warm and ornamental fur for rugs.
1890. `...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Bullen-nail
·noun A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.
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Nail-headed
·adj Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
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nang-nail
a piece of loose skin hanging from the top of the finger. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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nail, to
Is colloquially used for binding a person to a bargain. In weighing articles of food, a nail is 8 lb...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Crop-tailed
·adj Having the tail cropped.
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Dag-tailed
·adj Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks.
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Daggle-tailed
·adj Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.
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Draggle-tailed
·adj Untidy; sluttish; slatternly.
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Fan-tailed
·adj Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon.
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Fork-tailed
·adj Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed;
— said of many bir...
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Pin-tailed
·adj Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest;
— said of birds.
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Racket-tailed
·adj Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.
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Rat-tailed
·adj Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat.
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Red-tailed
·adj Having a red tail.
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Ring-tailed
·adj Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.
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Ruby-tailed
·adj Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.
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Scissors-tailed
·adj Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones....
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Spine-tailed
·adj Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.
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Stiff-tailed
·adj Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
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Stump-tailed
·adj Having a short, thick tail.
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Swallow-tailed
·adj United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
II. Swallow-tailed ·adj Having a tail like that of a swallo...
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Wedge-tailed
·adj Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedl...
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Wire-tailed
·adj Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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culver-tailed
Fastened by dove-tailing a way of letting one timber into another, so that they cannot slip asunder....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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tree-nail wedge
A cross is cut in the tree-nail end, and wedges driven in, caulked; or sometimes a wedge is driven i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stump-tailed lizard
n.
an Australian lizard, Trachydosaurus rugosus, Gray.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wallaby track, on the
or On the Wallaby,or Out on the Wallaby
or simply Wallaby
,as adj. [slang].
Tramping the country ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dead as a door nail
Utterly, completely dead. The figure is that of a nail driven into wood, and, therefore, perfectly i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.