stock-route

American

[stok-root, -rout] / ˈstɒkˌrut, -ˌraʊt /

noun

Australian.

a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.

Etymology

Origin of stock-route

First recorded in 1885–90

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He reported having found a practicable stock-route, of which he was chiefly in search, as far as the Warburton Ranges, and some pastoral land north and west of Elder Creek.

From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Favenc, Ernest

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