英语词汇“black stump”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

black stump n. [the original black stump has been variously but inconclusively identified since 1826 (compare 1970 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 22 Feb. 27)] Australian colloquial a place imagined to be the last outpost of civilization, usually in this side of the black stump.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [phrase] > civilized part

this side of the black stump1953

1884 Argus (Melbourne) 8 Oct. 6/5 Mr. Gillies.—..The bill of 1882 proposed to stop that [railway] line at a portion of the district where there was no considerable population. Mr. Mason.—A black stump. (Laughter.)

1889 Mercury (Hobart) 21 May Some of those lines terminate at places which, though not quite like the proverbial ‘black stump’ of Victoria, are almost as bad.]

1953 Sydney Morning Herald 23 Jan. 12/3 (advt.) Here is the greatest buy this side of the black stump.

1956 ‘N. Shute’ (title) Beyond the black stump.

1975 X. Herbert Poor Fellow my Country 1149 I've been played for the biggest mug this side o' the Black Stump.

2009 Canberra Times (Nexis) 25 June We were living out beyond the black stump there was nothing to do.

单词	black stump
释义	> as lemmas black stump black stump n. [the original black stump has been variously but inconclusively identified since 1826 (compare 1970 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 22 Feb. 27)] Australian colloquial a place imagined to be the last outpost of civilization, usually in this side of the black stump. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [phrase] > civilized part this side of the black stump1953 1884 Argus (Melbourne) 8 Oct. 6/5 Mr. Gillies.—..The bill of 1882 proposed to stop that [railway] line at a portion of the district where there was no considerable population. Mr. Mason.—A black stump. (Laughter.) 1889 Mercury (Hobart) 21 May Some of those lines terminate at places which, though not quite like the proverbial ‘black stump’ of Victoria, are almost as bad.] 1953 Sydney Morning Herald 23 Jan. 12/3 (advt.) Here is the greatest buy this side of the black stump. 1956 ‘N. Shute’ (title) Beyond the black stump. 1975 X. Herbert Poor Fellow my Country 1149 I've been played for the biggest mug this side o' the Black Stump. 2009 Canberra Times (Nexis) 25 June We were living out beyond the black stump there was nothing to do. extracted from blackadj.n. < as lemmas
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