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单词 backblocks
释义

backblocks

[ bak-bloks ]
/ ˈbækˌblɒks /

noun (used with a plural verb)Australian.

the outback: They live in the backblocks.

Origin of backblocks

First recorded in 1870–75; back1 + block + -s3

Words nearby backblocks

backbeat, back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite, backblocks, backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone, backbreaker
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Example sentences from the Web for backblocks

  • In this article the paper spoke of backblocks bushmen under the generic soubriquet of Billjim.

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  • You'll be jolly glad to get rid of me and be off with the uncle into the backblocks.

    Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

  • They come down from the backblocks with perhaps a hundred pounds to spend on a week of blissful unconsciousness.

    Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

British Dictionary definitions for backblocks

backblocks
/ (ˈbækˌblɒks) /

pl n

Australian and NZ bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities

Derived forms of backblocks

backblock, adjectivebackblocker, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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