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an't
A common abbreviation in colloquial language for am not and are not. It is often improperly used for...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cattle-bush
n. a tree, Atalayahemiglauca, F. v. M., N.O. Sapindacea.It is found in South Australia, New South W...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cattle-duffer
n. a man who steals cattle(usually by altering their brands). See also Duffer. 1886. `Melbourne Pu...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cattle-racket
n. Explained in quotation. 1852. `Settlers and Convicts; or Recollections of SixteenYears' Labour ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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scrub-cattle
n. escaped cattle that run wild in the scrub, used as a collective plural of Scrubber (q.v.). 1860...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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store-cattle
n. lean cattle bought to befattened for the market; often contracted to stores (q.v.). 1885. R. M....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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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honey-ant
n. name given to various species of Ants,in which the body of certain individuals becomes enormousl...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar-ant
n. a small ant, known in many partsof Australia by this name because of its fondness for sweetthing...
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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banded ant-eater
n. name given to a smallterrestrial and ant-eating marsupial, Myrmecobiusfasciatus, Waterh, found i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-dog ant
n. (frequently shortened to Bull-dog or Bull-ant) an ant of large size witha fierce bite. The name...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tree ant
n. common Queensland Ant. 1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294: «It was at the lowe...
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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porcupine-grass ant
n. popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris