myall
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɪˈɔːl/
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Etymology 1
Noun
myall (plural myalls)
- (obsolete, Australian Aboriginal) A stranger; an ignorant person.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter V, in Capricornia, page 75:
- He […] flung himself into the outstretched arms of Anna. "Wazzer madder liddle man?" she crooned. "Aw wazzer madder wid de liddle myall now?"
- (Australia) An Aboriginal person living according to tradition.
Adjective
myall (comparative more myall, superlative most myall)
- (Australia) According to Aboriginal tradition; traditionally indigenous.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 99:
- It was some kind of gadget that can take away all your myall words, transcribe what you say in better language so people can understand what you are talking about.
Etymology 2
Aboriginal, perhaps a transferred use of Etymology 1, above.
Noun
myall (countable and uncountable, plural myalls)
- Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees.
- 1859, John McDouall Stuart, journal entry, Third Expedition (In the vicinity of Lake Torrens, Explorations in Australia - The Journals of John McDouall Stuart, Echo Library, 2006, page 57,
- Friday, 30th December, Hanson Range. Changed our course to a very prominent hill (which I have named Mount Arthur) bearing 275 degrees, and after crossing two small myall creeks and a stony plain with salt bush and grass, at ten miles we struck a large myall and gum creek, coming from the north-west, with some very deep channels.
- 1968, Thomas H. Everett, Living Trees of the World, page 185:
- The durable, dark-colored wood of the coast myall or mountain brigalow (A. glaucescens) has been likened to that of English walnut.
- 1859, John McDouall Stuart, journal entry, Third Expedition (In the vicinity of Lake Torrens, Explorations in Australia - The Journals of John McDouall Stuart, Echo Library, 2006, page 57,