释义 |
Definition of myall in English: myallnoun ˈmʌɪəl 1An Australian acacia tree with silvery foliage sometimes used as fodder. Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular A. pendula, which has violet-scented timber 2Australian An Aborigine living in a traditional way. Example sentencesExamples - Telfer's accounts of this and other pitched battles with ‘myalls’ might be dismissed by the sceptic as unsupported hearsay.
- The luluing of the famished myall mingled with the howl of the hunting dingo.
- I was told that they shot down myalls up and down the Lander River for many miles.
Origin Mid 19th century (in sense 1): sense 2 from Dharuk myal, miyal 'person from another tribe'; sense 1 is perhaps an unexplained transferred use of sense 2. Rhymes denial, dial, espial, Lyall, mistrial, Niall, phial, trial, vial, viol |