myall
/maɪˈɔːl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He […] flung himself into the outstretched arms of Anna. "Wazzer madder liddle man?" she crooned. "Aw wazzer madder wid de liddle myall now?""
- "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."
- "‘You blooming myall or what? What if the cops shot ya?’"
- "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."
- "The durable, dark-colored wood of the coast myall or mountain brigalow (A. glaucescens) has been likened to that of English walnut."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Miȝhel
Usage
Subject
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