Black Stump
an imaginary spot marking the supposed limits of civilization: beyond the Black Stump.
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How to use Black Stump in a sentence
Black Stump, unfinished wood platform, and blue enamel basin.
The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House | Hildegard G. FreyAway they started for the big, Black Stump, girls and boys all together.
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail | Howard R. GarisLet's have a race, and see who gets to the big Black Stump first.
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail | Howard R. GarisSo Jacko stayed there by the big, Black Stump, while the others went on to race again.
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail | Howard R. GarisNow this Black Stump was in the middle of the woods, through which the children had to go on their way to and from school.
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail | Howard R. Garis
British Dictionary definitions for black stump
the black stump Australian an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
NZ a long way off
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