myall
Americannoun
noun
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any of several Australian acacias, esp Acacia pendula, having hard scented wood used for fences
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a native Australian living independently of society
Etymology
Origin of myall
First recorded in 1835–45; apparently to be identified with myall “wild, uncivilized,” from Dharuk miyal “stranger, Aboriginal person from another tribe”
Example Sentences
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She fell in love with a particular twisted and wind-bent Western myall tree on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
It is surrounded by rich, well-grassed, high downs, wooded at places with small belts of myall.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough
At 6.43 made one mile south to a clump of trees resembling myall, which I have seen before to the west of Rockhampton.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough
The country we saw today was very rich with undulating features and the best grasses; the timber upon it consisting of myall, western-wood acacia, brigalow, white-wood and box.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough
Started on a general bearing of 292 degrees over the ranges and at seven miles direct got onto a large myall flat; at nine miles passing over myall flat.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by John McKinlay
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