wattle-gum

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• Wattle

  ·noun Barbel of a fish. II. Wattle ·vt To bind with twigs. III. Wattle ·noun A rod laid on a roof ...

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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...

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• Gum

  ·noun A rubber overshoe. II. Gum ·noun ·see Gum tree, below. III. Gum ·vi To exude or from gum; to...

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• gum

  Abusive language. Come, let us have no more of your gum. ...

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• gum

  or Gum-tree n. the popular namefor any tree of the various species of Eucalyptus. The word Gum is ...

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• gum–

  ( In Composition). See gum. 1862. H. C. Kendall, `Poems,' p. 134: «I said to myself in the gum-sha...

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• gum

  "Shaking the gum out of a sail" is said of the effect of bad weather on new canvas. ...

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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...

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• hickory-wattle

  n. a Queensland name for Acacia aulacocarpa, Cunn., N.O. Leguminosae;called Hickory about Brisbane....

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• prickly wattle

  n. See wattle. ...

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• wattle-bark

  n. the bark of the wattle;much used in tanning, and forms a staple export. 1875. `Spectator' (Melbo...

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• wattle-bird

  n. an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Inthe Yel...

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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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• Chicle gum

  ·add. ·- A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from...

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• Gum ammoniac

  ·noun The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought...

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• Kauri gum

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of Kauri copal. ...

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• Macaranga gum

  ·- A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. ...

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• Red-gum

  ·noun A name of rust on grain. ·see <<Rust>>. II. Red-gum ·noun An eruption of red pimples upon the...

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• Wood gum

  ·add. ·- <<Xylan>>. ...

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• apple-gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• blue-gum

  n. See under gum. It is anincreasing practice to make a single word of this compound, andto pronoun...

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• box-gum

  See boxI ...

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• cider-gum

  See cider-tree ...

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• gum-tree

  See gum ...

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• gum-sucker

  n. slang for Victorian-born, notnow much used; but it is not always limited to Victorians. 1827. P...

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• kauri-gum

  n. the resin which exudes from the Kauri (q.v.), used in making varnish. 1867. F. Hochstetter, `Ne...

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• manna-gum

  See manna and gum. ...

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• nankeen gum

  See gum. ...

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• orange-gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• red gum

  n. 1) A tree. See Gum. Thetwo words are frequently made one with the accent on the firstsyllable; c...

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• scribbly-gum

  n. also called White-Gum, Eucalyptus haemastoma, Sm., N.O. Myrtaceae. See Gum. 1883. F. M. Bailey,...

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• scrub-gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• sugar-gum

  n. an Australian Gum, Eucalyptuscorynocalyx of South Australia and North-Western Victoria.The folia...

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• swamp-gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• water-gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• weeping-gum

  See gum. ...

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• by gum!

  The same as the preceding. It is also noticed by Moor in his Suffolk Glossary. ...

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• wattle-and-dab

  a rough mode of architecture, verycommon in Australia at an early date. The phrase and itsmeaning ar...

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• apple-scented gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• lemon-scented gum

  n. See gum. ...

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• poplar-leaved gum

  n. See gum. ...

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