单词 | sydney |
释义 | Sydneyn. In Australian colloquial phrase Sydney or the bush, all or nothing. Cf. bush n.1 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [phrase] > determination regardless of consequences at all perilsc1300 sinka1393 sink or swimc1410 neck or nothing1673 coûte que coûte1715 at all costs1810 Sydney or the bush1924 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet swoopstake1599 by-beta1627 levant1714 even money1732 play or pay bet1738 side bet1769 long shot1796 sweep1849 pay-or-play1853 sweepstake1861 pari-mutuel1868 to go a raker1869 flutter1874 skinner1874 by-wager1886 plunge1888 accumulator1889 saver1891 mutuel1893 quinella1902 parlay1904 Sydney or the bush1924 treble1924 daily double1930 all-up1933 round robin1944 double1951 twin double1960 perfecta1961 pool1963 lose bet1964 tiercé1964 Yankee bet1964 Yankee1967 nap1971 superfecta1971 tricast1972 triple1972 trixie1973 telebetting1974 trifecta1974 over-and-under1975 over-under1981 spread bet1981 1924 Truth (Sydney) 27 Apr. 6 Sydney or the bush, all or nothing. 1930 E. Shann Econ. Hist. Austral. 365 ‘Sydney or the bush!’ cries the Australian when he gambles against odds. 1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 34 ‘Here we go,’ Turk murmured grimly, climbing in behind the wheel. ‘It's Sydney or the bush! Keep your fingers crossed.’ CompoundsSpecial combinations. C1. Sydney-side n. [side n.1 20b] Sydney and the surrounding area; also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in Australia > Sydney Sydney-side1888 1872 W. M. Hugo Hist. First Bushmen's Club in Austral. Colonies 108 Very frequently, however, they are not allowed to proceed so far as the city, but get ‘bailed up’, as they call it on the Sydney side, before they reach their destination.] 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. i. 1 My name's Dick Marston, Sydney-side native. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country v. 67 She was..supposed to be..a descendant..of the famous Sydney-side sire ‘Clifton’. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 75 Sydneyside, originally the area which is now N.S.W. Later, especially the area of Sydney. Sydneysider n. a resident or native of Sydney or of New South Wales. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] > parts of bushboya1834 Melbournite1838 Melburnian1838 bushman1846 Vandemonian1852 scrubber1859 Queenslander1860 Victorian1862 Sydneysider1865 Centralian1875 Waler1880 Territorian1882 mutton-bird1892 bushy1896 sand-groper1896 tothersider1896 crow-eater1899 Bananalander1900 outbacker1900 Tassie1905 groper1924 Tasmanian1934 mutton-bird eater1941 Top-Ender1941 Kanakalander1945 1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons III. xiii. 144 The Sydney~siders' loss is considered by him to have been far greater. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 738/1 A fear of its [sc. Melbourne's] writers..echoed the nationalist emotion, but in abstract terms that lacked the appeal of the Sydney-siders. 1980 N. Marsh Photo-finish vii. 199 He was a self-made man, a Sydneysider. C2. Natural History. In the names of plants or animals associated with the region. Sydney blue gum n. a flooded gum, Eucalyptus saligna. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees yellow box1662 gum tree1676 white gum tree1733 whip-stick1782 peppermint1790 red gum tree1790 red mahogany1798 white gum1798 box1801 blue gum1802 eucalyptus1809 box tree1819 black-butted gum1820 bloodwood1827 white ash1830 blackbutt1833 morrel1837 mountain ash1837 mallee scrub1845 apple gum1846 flooded gum1847 Moreton Bay ash1847 mallee1848 swamp gum1852 box-gum1855 manna gum1855 white top1856 river gum1860 grey box1861 woolly butt1862 marlock1863 fever tree1867 red ironbark1867 river white gum1867 karri1870 yellow jacket1876 eucalypt1877 yapunyah1878 coolibah1879 scribbly gum1883 forest mahogany1884 yellow jack1884 rose gum1885 Jimmy Low1887 nankeen gum1889 slaty gum1889 sugar-gum1889 apple box1890 Murray red gum1895 creek-gum1898 eucalyptian1901 forest red gum1904 river red gum1920 napunyah1921 whitewash gum1923 ghost gum1928 snow gum1928 Sydney blue gum1932 salmon gum1934 lapunyah1940 1932 R. H. Anderson Trees New South Wales v. 101 Sydney Blue Gum... A tall-growing, shaft-like species. 1933 D. G. Stead Tree Bk. 24 A splendid tree is the Sydney Blue Gum, also called Flooded Gum. This tree grows to more than 150 feet high in the eastern forests of New South Wales and southern Queensland. 1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 405/1 Large Sydney blue gums or flooded gums (E. saligna) at Tamborine Mountain. Sydney golden wattle n. a shrub or small tree, Acacia longifolia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > acacia trees > [noun] acacia1542 babul1696 marblewood1753 black wattle1802 popinac1809 wattlec1810 wattle-treec1810 giraffe tree1815 haakdoring1822 hookthorn1822 kameeldoorn1822 camel-thorn1824 catechu-tree1829 silver wattle1832 blackthorn1833 thorny acacia1834 boobyalla1835 seyal1844 mulga1848 thorn-wood1850 hackthorn1857 mimosa1857 poison tree1857 Port Jackson1857 talha1857 golden wattle1859 whitethorn acacia1860 buffalo thorn1866 nelia1867 siris1874 cassie1876 couba1878 needlebush1884 sallow wattle1884 sally1884 giddea1885 prickly Moses1887 yarran1888 opopanax tree1889 wait-a-while1889 fever tree1893 giraffe acacia1896 stay-a-while1898 brigalow1901 wirra1904 cootamundra1909 Sydney golden wattle1909 witchetty bush1911 rooikrans1917 jam-tree1934 whistling thorn1949 blackthorn1966 1909 A. E. Mack Bush Cal. 20 Flowers blooming [in September]. Acacia longifolia. Sydney golden wattle. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 6/1 Sydney golden wattle..flower heads in loose spikes. Sydney silky n. (also Sydney silkie) a small stocky terrier of the breed so called, with long, silky, grey-blue fur and tan markings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > other types of Irish terrier1798 Dandie Dinmont1851 Welsh terrier1857 Bedlington1867 Jack Russell1878 Airedale1880 Clydesdale1887 Border terrier1894 Manchester terrier1894 Sealyham1894 schnauzer1899 pinscher1906 Cairn terrier1910 Kerry blue terrier1922 Lakeland terrier1928 wheaten1943 Sydney silky1945 Manchester1971 Norfolk1971 wire1975 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 21 Sydney Silky dogs are frequently crossed with Australians [Australian terriers]. 1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 265/2 The Sydney silky, classed as a toy dog,..has a coat of steel-blue, silky hair up to 6 inches long, with a tan face, legs and points. 1977 N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. iv. 9/7 (advt.) Sydney silkie dog pups, 6 wks. old. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1865 |
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