settler's twine

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• twine, settler's

  n. See settler's twine. ...

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• Twine

  ·noun A twist; a convolution. II. Twine ·noun To change the direction of. III. Twine ·noun The act...

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• twine

  A kind of strong thread used in sail-making; it is of two kinds: extra, for sewing the seams; and or...

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• clock, settlers'

  n. i.q. clock-bird, (q.v.) ...

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• settler's clock

  (also Hawkesbury Clock) n. another name for the bird called the Laughing-Jackass. See Jackass. 18...

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• settlers' matches

  n. name occasionally appliedto the long pendulous strips of bark which hang from theEucalypts and o...

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• twine bush

  n. i.q. Hakea flexilis.See Hakea. ...

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• burley-twine

  A strong and coarse twine or small string. ...

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• whipping-twine

  Used to whip the ends of ropes. ...

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