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yam
n. a West Australian tuber, Dioscoreahastifolia, Ness., N.O. Dioscorideae. «One of thehardiest of t...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to stick
To take in; to impose upon; to cheat in trade. 'I'm stuck with a counterfeit note;' 'He went to a ho...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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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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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yam, long
n. a tuber, Discoreatransversa, R. Br., N.O. Dioscorideae. «The smalltubers are eaten by the aborig...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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yam, native
n. a tuber, Ipomaea spp., N.O. Convolvulaceae. The tubers are sometimes eatenby the aboriginals. ...
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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drafting-stick
n. a stick used in draftingcattle. 1884. Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Memories,' c. x. p. 72: «We ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fire-stick
n. name given to thelighted stick which the Australian natives frequently carryabout, when moving f...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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message-stick
n. The aboriginals sometimescarve little blocks of wood with various marks to conveymessages. These...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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paddymelon-stick
n. a stick used by theaborigines for knocking paddymelons (q.v.) on the head. 1851. J. Henderson, ...
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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stick-up
v. tr. 1) The regular word for theaction of bushrangers stopping passers-by on the highway androbbi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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throwing-stick
n. native Australian weapon,by means of which the spear is thrown. See Woomera. 1802. G. Barringto...
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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whip-stick
n. variety of dwarf Eucalypt; one of the Mallees; forming thick scrub. 1874. M. C., `Explorers,' p...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to cut stick
To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sharp stick
'He's after him with a sharp stick;' i. e. he's determined to have satisfaction, or revenge. Western...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stick-chimney
In newly settled parts of the country, where log-houses form the first habitations of the settlers, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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palm, walking-stick
n. a Queensland plant, Bacularia monostachya, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.So called because the stem is ...
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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to cut one's stick
To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to shake a stick at
A ridiculous phrase very often heard in low language. When a man is puzzled to give one an idea of a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.