native companion
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of native companion
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The native companion, the emu, and the sacred ibis are on this creek.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
Another bird that was seen by our friends, but not captured, is the one known as the native companion.
From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Thomas Wallace Knox
The woods astonished my native companion Yuranigh; who remarked that they were trees belonging to the sea coast at Sydney.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Thomas Mitchell
Hans did what he could, it is true, but he was either less skilful or less fortunate than his native companion.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely
Hodgkinson shot a native companion; have seen no game for some days.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by John McKinlay
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