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
“All hide um myall scrub,” said Shanter, quietly.
From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
It is wooded chiefly with myall and western-wood acacia.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
Almost half the way to Tower-hill was wooded with myall and western-wood acacia.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
At ten and three-quarter miles crossed a box and myall creek, running north and west; plenty of water in creeks, and on both sides of course passing stony flats and undulations, well grassed.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by McKinlay, John
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