yarraman

American

[yar-uh-muhn] / ˈyær ə mən /

noun

Australian Archaic.

plural

yarramen

horse.

yarraman British

/ ˈjærəmən /

noun

a horse

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Etymology

Origin of yarraman

First recorded in 1840–50; perhaps from Dhurga (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on the New South Wales coast, from Jervis Bay to Bermagui) yara- “teeth” + -may noun suffix; borrowed into Australian pidgins, used by white settlers, thence into other Aboriginal languages

Example Sentences

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"You been make a light yarraman this morning?" i.e.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

Borak you shift-um that peller bullock; borak you shift-um that peller yarraman.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

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