sallee
sally
noun Australian
Also called: snow gum a SE Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus pauciflora, with a pale grey bark
any of various acacia trees
Word Origin for sallee
probably of native origin
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Examples from the Web for sallee
Contemporary Examples of sallee
“Maybe in the late eighties or early nineties something like that could have happened,” Sallee said.
Historical Examples of sallee
Descendants, named Sallee, now live in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
A Moorish pirate ship, named from Sallee, a seaport of Morocco.
George FoxGeorge Fox
Our master said it was a Sallee man-of-war, that seemed to give us chase.
George FoxGeorge Fox
The scud hides the shore, but he judges that we are not far from Sallee.
The PursuitFrank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
The Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.
Pitching in a PinchChristy Mathewson