native companion
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of native companion
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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He said to himself, "That is not a horseman, nor an emu, nor a native companion, nor a swagman, nor a kangaroo."
From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by J. Macfarlane
The same dull, faint, long cry, fell on our ears; but we took no heed of it, for our native companion said it was the signal shout of huntsmen in the mountains.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
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
Duck, native companion, white crane, and sacred ibis abound here.
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
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