bangtail muster

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noun

Australian history a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted

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Words nearby bangtail muster

bang out, Bangs, Bang's bacillus, Bang's disease, bangtail, bangtail muster, Bangui, bang-up, Bangweulu, banh mi, bani

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How to use bangtail muster in a sentence

If it passed muster with an adjudicator, it would be put on at the local playhouse.
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Unfortunately, the best response we can muster might be much harder than a band-aid or hidden camera.
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Rising to retrieve it, I offer her what meager reassurance I can muster.
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But two years after that, UFW walked away from its negotiations with Gerawan, unable to muster adequate worker support.
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Yet, relative to the massive amount of attention, shock, and criticism, I can only muster a shrug and a plea to chill out.
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These problems will exercise all the ingenuity and strength that Lombard Street can muster.
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He could hit upon no plan, and he couldn't muster confidence to turn in.
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Bruno was then introduced to each of the scouts, and they seemed to pass muster, for to each one he offered his paw.
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Well, though they do muster strong, we may make Edward's party skip for all that; if we have but justice on our side.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
With these words she gave Oliver her purse, and he started off without more delay at the greatest speed he could muster.
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