kangaroon.

Brit.

/ˌkaŋɡəˈruː/, U.S.

/ˌkæŋɡəˈru/

Forms: Also 1700s kanguru, kangooroo, 1700s–1800s kanguroo, (1700s gamgarou).

Etymology: Stated to have been the name in an Australian Aboriginal language.Cook and Banks believed it to be the name given to the animal by the Aboriginal people at Endeavour River, Queensland, and there is later affirmation of its use elsewhere. On the other hand, there are express statements to the contrary (see quots. below), showing that the word, if ever current in this sense, was merely local, or had become obsolete. The common assertion that it really means ‘I don't understand’ (the supposed reply of the local to his questioner) seems to be of recent origin and lacks confirmation. (See Morris Austral English s.v.)1770 J. Cook Jrnl. 4 Aug. (1893) 224 The animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo or Kanguru.1770 J. Banks Jrnl. 26 Aug. (1962) II. 116 The largest [quadruped] was calld by the natives Kangooroo.1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 30 Jan. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. ii. 792 The Kangooroo which is found farther northward in New Holland as described in Captⁿ Cooks Voyage without doubt also inhabits here.1793 J. Hunter Hist. Jrnl. 54 The animal..called the kangaroo (but by the natives patagorong) we found in great numbers.1793 W. Tench Compl. Acct. Settlem. Port Jackson xvii. 171 The large, or grey kanguroo, to which the natives [of Port Jackson] give the name of Pat-ag-a-ran. Note, Kanguroo was a name unknown to them for any animal, until we introduced it.1834 L. E. Threlkeld Austral. Gram. (Hunter's River) 87 Kóng-go-róng, the Emu..likely the origin of the barbarism, kangaroo, used by the English, as the name of an animal called Mo-a-ne.1835 T. B. Wilson Narr. Voy. round World 211 They [inhabitants of the Darling Range, W.A.] distinctly pronounced ‘kangaroo’ without having heard any of us utter the sound.1850 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 4 188 (Kangaroo.) It is very remarkable that this word, supposed to be Australian, is not to be found as the name of this singular marsupial animal in any language of Australia..I have this on the authority of my friend Captain King.

1. A marsupial mammal of the family Macropodidæ, remarkable for the great development of the hind-quarters and the leaping-power resulting from this. The species are natives of Australia, Tasmania, Papua, and some neighbouring isles; the larger kinds being commonly known as kangaroos, and the smaller ones as wallabies. (Also used by sportsmen as a collective plural.)The first species known in Europe was the great kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus), discovered by Captain Cook in 1770; the male of this is about 6 feet in height when standing erect.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo

kangaroo1773

roo1841

flyer1848

kanga1942

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere III. 578 [1st Voy. Cook] The next day our Kangaroo was dressed for dinner and proved most excellent meat.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 351 The kanguroo of New Holland, where it is only to be found, is often known to weigh above sixty pounds.

1796 Gentleman's Mag. 66 i. 467 The Gamgarou, or as Pennant calls it Kangaroo, is a native of New S. Wales.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxi. 525 Now the emu is banished to a long distance, and the kangaroo is become scarce.

1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. iii. 23 Though kangaroo were plentiful, they were not..overwhelming in number.

2. With qualifying words, as antelope kangaroo n. (or antilopine kangaroo) one of the larger kangaroos ( Halmaturus antilopinus). banded kangaroo n. the banded wallaby (genus Lagostrophus). brush kangaroo n. = wallaby n. (cf. brush n.¹ Compounds 2). forest kangaroo n. (cf. forest n. Compounds 2.) giant kangaroo n. (also great kangaroo, †sooty kangaroo) Macropus giganteus (see 1). hare-kangaroo n. a small kangaroo, of the genus Lagorchestes (cf. hare n. Compounds 1b). musk kangaroo n. a very small kangaroo (genus Hypsiprymnodon). rat-kangaroo n. = kangaroo-rat n. rock kangaroo n. the rock-wallaby (genus Petrogale). tree kangaroo n. an arboreal kangaroo (genus Dendrolagus).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby

brush kangaroo1802

wallaby1826

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo > kangaroos of genus Macropus > macropus major (great kangaroo)

forest kangaroo1825

forester1832

soldier1898

scrubber1968

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby > other types of

banded kangaroo1836

hare-kangaroo1841

melon1847

nail-tailed wallaby1859

tammar1926

quokka1928

nail-tail wallaby1965

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > genus Dendrogalus (tree kangaroo)

tree kangaroo1841

boongary1889

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby > genus Petrogale (rock wallaby)

badger1803

rock kangaroo1826

rock wallaby1841

rock kangaroo1846

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

pademelon1802

brush-kangaroo1830

antelope kangaroo1846

euro1855

blue1968

1802 Barrington's Hist. New S. Wales viii. 273 A place..thickly inhabited by the small brush kangaroo.

1825 in B. Field Geogr. Mem. New S. Wales App. 503 Forest-kangaroo, Macropus major.

1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 129/1 A still larger species, called the sooty kangaroo..inhabits the south coast of New Holland.

1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 129/1 The banded kangaroo..inhabits the islands on the west coast of New Holland.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 463/1 Skeleton of Macropus major (the Great Kangaroo).

1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ i. Plate xii That division of the family which includes the Rat and Jerboa Kangaroos.

1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ i. Plate xii The name of Hare Kangaroo has been given to this species [Lagorchestes leporoïdes].

1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ ii. Plates xi & xii Dendrolagus ursinus and D. inustus,..two very remarkable and highly interesting species of Tree Kangaroos.

1846 G. R. Waterhouse Nat. Hist. Mammalia I. 96 The Antilopine Kangaroo is clothed with short stiff hairs, and these lie close to the skin, as in many of the Antelope tribe.

1846 G. R. Waterhouse Nat. Hist. Mammalia I. 168 The specimens of the Brush-tailed or Rock Kangaroo in the British Museum were..procured by Mr. Gould from the Liverpool Range.

1855 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. III. 712 The Hare-Kangaroo, is a pretty little Kangaroo, about the size of the common hare.

1863 J. Gould Mammals Austral. II. 54 No other species of Rock Kangaroo has yet been discovered with such short and scanty hair as the Petrogale brachyotis.

1863 J. Gould Mammals Austral. II. 57 The Tree-Kangaroo has only in one instance been brought alive to Europe.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 840/2 The potoroos or rat-kangaroos are small animals, none of them exceeding a common rabbit in size.

3. figurative.

a. An animal which leaps like a kangaroo.

b. One who advances by fitful jumps.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > one who or that which

leaperc1325

loper1483

vaulter1552

gamboller1587

springer1609

jumper1611

kangaroo1865

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvi. 290 A stock-yard under six feet high, will be leaped by some of these kangaroos (as we term them) with the most perfect ease.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 213 I'm capable of a great jerk, an effort, and then a relaxation—but steady every-day goodness is beyond me. I must be a moral kangaroo!

c. humorous. A native of Australia.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun]

currency1827

native1848

Australian1880

kangaroo1888

Aussie1915

dinkum1916

Ozzie1918

Aussielander1919

pie eater1953

Strine1964

Oz1976

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Apr. 5/2 The ‘kangaroos’—as our colonial friends are sometimes dubbed.

1897 Globe 9 July 1/4 Thomas Atkins..has nicknamed the Colonial troops the ‘Kangaroos’.

†d. A kind of chair (? named from its shape).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > other chairs

farthingale chair1552

side chair1582

high chair1609

scroll chair1614

Turkey chair1683

curule chair1695

reading chair1745

rush-bottom1754

conversation-chair1793

Windsor tub1800

Trafalgar chair1808

beehive-chair1816

nursing chair1826

Hitchcockc1828

toilet seat1829

kangaroo1834

prie-dieu1838

tub-chair1839

barrel-chair1850

Cromwell chair1868

office chair1874

swivel-chair1885

steamer-chair1886

suggan chair1888

lawn chair1895

saddle seat1895

Bombay chair1896

veranda-chair1902

X chair1904

Yorkshire chair1906

three legs and a swinger1916

saddlebag1919

riempie stool1933

gaspipe chair1934

slipper chair1938

Eames chair1946

contour chair1948

sling-back1948

sling chair1957

booster chair1960

booster seat1967

beanbag1969

sack chair1970

papasan1980

Muskoka chair1987

1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. xv. 320 It was neither a lounger, nor a dormeuse, nor a Cooper, nor a Nelson, nor a kangaroo.

e. A form of bicycle with sloping backbone, introduced in 1884: an early form of the ‘safety’ type.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > safety

safety bicycle1876

safety1877

kangaroo1884

rover1885

bicyclette1886

1884 Cyclist 9 July 1 (advt.) The ‘Kangaroo’. ‘Premier Safety Bicycle’. Since its introduction early in the present season [etc.].

1884 Wheel. World Nov. 241/1 The long-anticipated ‘Kangaroo Safety Bicycle’ run duly came off.

1897 Mecredy & Wilson Art Cycling 28 In 1884 came the great ‘Kangaroo’ rage..the ‘Kangaroo's’ popularity waned rapidly.

f. plural. In Stock Market slang: West Australian mining shares; also, dealers in these shares.

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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of

profit taker1552

bull1714

bear1718

fund-monger1734

lame duck1806

stag1845

taker-in1852

cornerer1869

wrecker1876

corner-man1881

market-rigger1881

boursocrat1882

offeror1882

ribbon clerk1882

inflater1884

manipulator1888

underwriter1889

kangaroo1896

piker1898

share pusher1898

specialist1900

tailer1900

writer1906

placee1953

corporate raider1955

tippee1961

raider1972

bottom fisher1974

white knight1978

greenmailer1984

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > share > shares in specific country or industry

railway share1822

railroad shares1828

railway stock1836

railroads1848

Canada1868

coalers1878

Mets1886

industrial1887

golds1888

Kaffir1889

electrics1892

rails1893

Westralians1894

kangaroo1896

coppers1899

the junglea1901

electricals1901

Rhodesians1901

diamonds1905

Siberians1906

steels1912

utility1930

properties1964

engineer1976

mining1983

1896 19th Cent. Nov. 711 Westralian mining shares..‘Kangaroos’, as they were fondly called.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 8/1 Even among the lively Kangaroos, practical joking in the House seems to have come to a full stop.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 8/1 The Kangaroos are coming on..but other markets..are still awaiting the public's pleasure.

g. Applied to a form of Parliamentary closure by which some amendments are selected for discussion and others excluded.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > forms of closure

guillotine1850

block closure1901

kangaroo1913

kangaroo closure1930

1913 Q. Rev. Apr. 551 The ‘kangaroo’ or selection by the Chairman of Committee of the amendments to be discussed.

1927 Daily Express 10 May 2/7 To introduce the guillotine or kangaroo method of closure.

h. A system of containerized freight transportation by railway in which a loaded road trailer complete with wheels is carried on a flat rail car; also called ‘piggyback’.

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society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport

piggybacking1936

TOFC1954

trailer-on-flatcar1954

kangaroo1967

1967 Guardian 3 July 6/3 On the European continent..there has recently been a very rapid increase in ‘Kangaroo’, the system of piggyback for road trailers and semi-trailers developed by French railways.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 p. iii/2 Rolling stock and terminals designed for containers should be owned or operated, or..TOFC (‘piggyback’ or ‘kangaroo’) equivalent should be owned or operated.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 178/1 Vehicles available: T.I.R. flat and kangaroo trailers.

Compounds

C1. General combinations, as kangaroo attitude, kangaroo hunt, kangaroo hunting, kangaroo leather, kangaroo market (sense 3), kangaroo net, kangaroo tail, kangaroo tendon; also kangaroo-like adj., kangaroo-wise adv.

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1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxii. 90 Kangaroo-leather boots.

1835 Court Mag. 6 11/2 The finical air and kangaroo attitude with which his kid-gloved hands hold the white reins.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 197 Kangaroo-tail soup, which was there [i.e. at Melbourne] much esteemed.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith Note F 447 This kind of reasoning neither marches nor soars: it progresses kangaroo-wise—by wide leaps.

1884 Standard Nat. Hist. V. 96 The..Pocket-mice, a number of which are jerboa-like or kangaroo-like.

1894 R. C. Praed Christina Chard I. i. 8 They knighted him because he got up a kangaroo hunt for a prince.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 8/1 In the Kangaroo market..the outlook is equally favourable.

C2. Special combinations: Also kangaroo-rat n.

kangaroo-apple n. the edible fruit of the Australian plants Solanum laciniatum (or aviculare) and Solanum vescum; also, the plants bearing this.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun]

tamarind1539

zizypha1546

guava1555

tuna1555

turpentine1562

mango1582

mammee1587

durian1588

lychee1588

sapota1589

fritter1591

mangosteen1598

custard apple1648

longan1655

mammee sapota1657

mammee apple1683

breadfruit1697

coco-plum1699

rambutan1707

pawpaw1709

locust bean1731

sapodilla1750

cherimoya1758

wild lime1767

Otaheite apple1777

narra1779

langsat1783

rose apple1790

cinnamon apple1796

sapota plum1797

bhindi1809

salak1820

gingerbread plum1824

geebung1827

loquat1829

sapodilla plum1830

sage-apple1832

kangaroo-apple1834

karaka-fruit1834

quandong1836

mombin1837

terap1839

zapote1842

tamarind plum1846

prairie pea1848

Barbados-cherry1858

kei-apple1859

Natal plum1859

bullock's heart1866

guava-apple1866

Sierra Leone peach1866

Turkey fig1866

marula1877

scarlet banana1885

Suriname cherry1895

feijoa1898

pear apple1898

ume1918

pepino1922

Chinese gooseberry1925

num-num1926

acerola1954

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > Australasian

geebung1827

kangaroo-apple1834

karaka-fruit1834

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Australia

kangaroo-apple1834

poroporo1840

gouty-stem1846

nonda1847

gunyang1867

Adansonia1988

1834 J. Ross Van Diemen's Land Ann. 133 The kangaroo-apple, resembling the apple of a potato.

1846 G. H. Haydon Five Years Austral. Felix 85 The kangaroo-apple..is a fine shrub found in many parts of the country.

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kangaroo-bear n. the Australian tree-bear or koala ( Encycl. Dict. 1885).

kangaroo-beetle n. a beetle with enlarged hind-legs, esp. one belonging to the genus Sagra.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of family Sagridae (kangaroo-beetle)

kangaroo-beetle1839

1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 214 A South American insect, figured long since by Francillon, under the name of the Kangaroo Beetle..in which the size of the hind legs is still more extraordinary.

1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 348 The large brilliantly-metallic Sagræ, or Kangaroo-beetles of tropical Asia and Africa.

kangaroo closure n. (see 3g).

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guillotine1850

block closure1901

kangaroo1913

kangaroo closure1930

1930 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Nov. p. i/1 It will be necessary to further restrict the rights of private members of the House of Commons by use of what is known as ‘The Kangaroo Closure’.

kangaroo court n. originally U.S. an improperly constituted court having no legal standing, e.g. one held by strikers, mutineers, prisoners, etc.

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society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > improperly constituted court

lynch1835

Vehmgericht1845

kangaroo court1853

1853 ‘P. Paxton’ Stray Yankee in Texas 205 By a unanimous vote, Judge G—— was elected to the bench and the ‘Mestang’ or ‘Kangaroo Court’ regularly organized.

1895 Harper's Mag. Apr. 718/2 The most interesting of these impromptu clubs is the one called in the vernacular the ‘Kangaroo Court’. It is found almost entirely in county jails.

1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 209 Kangaroo court, mock court held in jail for the purpose of forcing new prisoners to divide their money.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 66/1 Kangaroo Court, a jail tribunal comprised of inmates which collects money from prisoners awaiting trial to supply the needy with tobacco, food and a few luxuries—its decision regarding disputes is final.

1966 Times 14 Mar. 10/1 Shop stewards at Theale are to meet tomorrow to consider paying back the sums levied by a kangaroo court.

1971 Times 20 Jan. 15/3 Citizens who live in the riotous areas [of N. Ireland] deserve protection from..kangaroo courts.

1973 C. Mullard Black Brit. iii. vii. 81 Such practices are surely more like those of a kangaroo court than those that the Race Relations Board should encourage.

kangaroo-dog n. a large dog trained to hunt the kangaroo.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > kangaroo-hound

kangaroo-dog1806

kangaroo-hound1865

1806 Hist. New S. Wales (1818) 265 Four valuable kangaroo-dogs.

1850 J. B. Clutterbuck Port Phillip iii. 35 A cross of the Scotch greyhound and English bulldog, called the Kangaroo dog.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 314 A brace of rough greyhounds—the kangaroo-dog of the colonists.

kangaroo-fly n. a small Australian fly ( Cabarus).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of genus Cabarus

kangaroo-fly1833

1833 C. Sturt Two Exped. Southern Austral. I. ii. 71 Our camp was infested by the kangaroo-fly, which settled upon us in thousands.

kangaroo-foot-plant n. (also kangaroo's-foot-plant) the Australian plant Anigozanthus Manglesii ( Treasury Bot.).

kangaroo-grass n. a tall fodder-grass ( Anthistiria australis), found in Australasia, Southern Asia, and Africa.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > grasses used for hay or pasture

windlestrawc1000

red grass1582

spring grass1643

sweet-grass1709

herd-grass1747

Guinea grass1756

vernal grass1762

vernal1771

Paspalum1772

buffalo grass1784

Rhode Island bent1790

red-top1792

finetop1824

kangaroo-grass1827

gamagrass1831

sweet vernal grass1839

yellow-top1839

grama1844

sesame grass1845

sacate1848

Para grass1850

Hungarian1859

alfilaria1860

sacaton1865

Mitchell grass1867

teosinte1877

Landsborough grass1883

turnip-grass1889

brown top1891

ichu1891

manna1897

Rhodes grass1903

Sudan1911

Kikuyu grass1913

never-fail1923

buffel grass1955

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xii. 209 Of native grasses, we possess the oat-grass, rye-grass, fiorin, kangaroo-grass, and timothy.

1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. 19 I..feel the thick Kangaroo grass under my feet.

kangaroo-hound n. = kangaroo-dog n.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > kangaroo-hound

kangaroo-dog1806

kangaroo-hound1865

1865 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. 28 A large dog, a kangaroo-hound (not unlike a lurcher in appearance).

kangaroo justice n. the trying of a person by an unauthorized court, as a kangaroo court; also, the decision of such a court, taken with a disregard for normal legal procedures and criteria.

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society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust

Halifax law1565

Lydford law1565

Halifax inquest1598

Cupar justice1681

Jeddart justice1698

lynch law1782

Judge Lynch1835

lynching1835

lynch law1846

kangaroo justice1909

palm-tree justice1959

1909 Daily Chron. 15 Jan. 6/7 It seems to me to be something like Kangaroo justice.

1966 Oxf. Mail 11 Mar. 1/6 The unconstitutional strike at B.M.C. Service, Cowley, and the ‘kangaroo justice’ to which seven men were subjected.

kangaroo mouse n. (a) the Australian pouched mouse; (b) a small American rodent of the genus Perognathus.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Heteromyidae (kangaroo-rat or mouse)

kangaroo mouse1867

kangaroo-rat1891

roo rat1966

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Dasyuridae > subfamily Phascogalinae > genus Phascogale (pouched mouse)

Phascogale1841

pouched mouse1853

kangaroo mouse1867

pocket mouse1877

Phascologale1888

1867 E. Coues in Amer. Naturalist 1 394 They are known in the vernacular as ‘Kangaroo’ or ‘Jumping’ Rats and Mice, and are entirely confined to Transmississippian regions.

1875 J. Miller First Fam'lies Sierras (1876) xxx. 243 Wood-rats, kangaroo-mice..had gone into winter-quarters under the great logs.

1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 256 The tiny interesting little creature known on the plains as the ‘kangaroo-mouse’.

kangaroo paw n. an Australian herb belonging to the genus Anigozanthos of the family Hæmodoraceæ.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Australia

honey flower1799

rengarenga1835

tongue-flower1884

flannel-flower1895

kangaroo paw1902

milkmaids1930

mountain devil1949

1902 Western Austral. Year-bk. 1900–1 I. ii. ix 304 Some of the most remarkable flowers in the flora of Western Australia [are]..Kangaroo Paws, of which there are nine species altogether.

1949 D. Walker We went to Austral. 184 With the kangaroo paw it is the stalk that is scarlet and the blending of the colours peculiar.

1966 Times 11 Nov. (W. Austral. Suppl.) p. iv/2 The red-and-green kangaroo paw (Anigosanthus manglesii, the state's floral emblem) is a barbaric cluster of rich green-and-gold, paw-like flowers on a regal three-foot stem of deep scarlet, yet it is only one of nine species known to exist in the state.

kangaroo ship n. (see quot.).

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1919 H. Jenkins John Dene of Toronto (1920) ii. 32 ‘A “mother” ,’ he explained, ‘is a kangaroo-ship, a dry-dock ship for salvage and repair of submarines.’

kangaroo-shoot n. a hunting expedition to shoot kangaroos.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > [noun] > shooting expedition

shoot1852

kangaroo-shoot1933

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 11 Oct. 11/3 The royal pair had been participating in a kangaroo-shoot.

kangaroo-shooter n.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > other types of shooter

Peter Gunner1615

pot-hunter1750

rifleman1809

snapshot1845

market-shooter1880

holder-on1881

potter1884

snap-shooter1887

kangaroo-shooter1902

plinker1943

rough-shooter1958

scattergunner1969

1902 J. H. M. Abbott Tommy Cornstalk i. 11 Indeed, it is doubtful whether there is any better shot in the world than the kangaroo-shooter.

1963 A. Lubbock Austral. Roundabout 15 The kangaroo-shooters go out at night in cars, and the kangaroos..are shot down.

kangaroo-shooting v.

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1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter vi. 80 The Australian has been accustomed to kangaroo-shooting.

kangaroo-skin n. the skin of the kangaroo used as leather or fur.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skins of other animals

bear-hide?c1225

russwale1336

roan skin1446

rabbit skin1760

zebra skin1774

kangaroo-skin1777

rack1805

alligator1877

ocelot1903

crocodile1907

1777 Cook in Bischoff Van Diemen's Land (1832) II. 41 These females wore a kangaroo skin.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxvi. 159 A desperate-looking ruffian habited in a huge hairy cap and shaggy kangaroo-skin jacket.

1872 C. H. Eden My Wife & I in Queensland 106 Kangaroo-skin boots are very lasting and good.

kangaroo-thorn n. an Australian spiny shrub ( Acacia armata) used for hedges.

kangaroo-vine n. an evergreen climber, Cissus antarcticus (Craig 1848).

Derivatives

kangaˈrooer n. one who hunts kangaroos.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of other specific animals

otterhunt1246

otter hunter1307

bear hunter?1707

sable-hunter1719

lion-hunter1829

dogger1890

kangarooer1909

1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.

1936 A. Russell Gone Nomad viii. 63 That night we hobbled out at a kangarooer's camp.

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h. plural. (With capital initial.) A nickname for the Australian international †rugby union or rugby league team, esp. as a touring party. Cf. wallaby n. 1b.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team

all-blacks1904

wallabies1908

kangaroos1911

springboks1932

British Lions1938

1911 Sydney Morning Herald 4 Oct. 8/4 The side over which the Kangaroos so convincingly triumphed was a powerful one.

1930 J. Buchan Castle Gay i. 14 The Kangaroos had two halves possessed of miraculous hands and a perfect knowledge of the game.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 27 Sept. 24/4 The Kangaroos continued their good run in the North of England last week.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. ix. 178 Just as New Zealand football representatives acquired the names All Blacks, Fernleaves, and Kiwis, so did Australian representatives become known as Kangaroos, Wallabies and Waratahs.

1964 Rugby League News Oct. 4 Mr. W. G. Buckley..presided at the Kangaroos' Annual Re-Union..on..September 20.

1986 Open Rugby Sept. 16/1 The ‘Australian influence’ of 1982 is now certainly taking effect, but will it be in time for us to take on and beat the 1986 Kangaroos?

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kangaroo care n. a method of caring for a baby, esp. a premature one, which emphasizes the importance of holding the infant in skin-to-skin contact with a parent (typically the mother) for as long as possible each day.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > care of child or children

childcare1896

childminding1918

kangaroo care1991

1991 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Mar. c4/1 (advt.) Kangaroo Care: Find out about a new program at St Joseph's Health Center that gives parents of premature babies a chance to cuddle up with their newborn infants.

2005 Baby & You Feb. 62/1 ‘Kangaroo care’ is a touch therapy popular in neonatal intensive care units, where it can have dramatic effects.

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单词	kangaroo
释义	kangaroon. Brit. /ˌkaŋɡəˈruː/, U.S. /ˌkæŋɡəˈru/ Forms: Also 1700s kanguru, kangooroo, 1700s–1800s kanguroo, (1700s gamgarou). Etymology: Stated to have been the name in an Australian Aboriginal language.Cook and Banks believed it to be the name given to the animal by the Aboriginal people at Endeavour River, Queensland, and there is later affirmation of its use elsewhere. On the other hand, there are express statements to the contrary (see quots. below), showing that the word, if ever current in this sense, was merely local, or had become obsolete. The common assertion that it really means ‘I don't understand’ (the supposed reply of the local to his questioner) seems to be of recent origin and lacks confirmation. (See Morris Austral English s.v.)1770 J. Cook Jrnl. 4 Aug. (1893) 224 The animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo or Kanguru.1770 J. Banks Jrnl. 26 Aug. (1962) II. 116 The largest [quadruped] was calld by the natives Kangooroo.1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 30 Jan. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. ii. 792 The Kangooroo which is found farther northward in New Holland as described in Captⁿ Cooks Voyage without doubt also inhabits here.1793 J. Hunter Hist. Jrnl. 54 The animal..called the kangaroo (but by the natives patagorong) we found in great numbers.1793 W. Tench Compl. Acct. Settlem. Port Jackson xvii. 171 The large, or grey kanguroo, to which the natives [of Port Jackson] give the name of Pat-ag-a-ran. Note, Kanguroo was a name unknown to them for any animal, until we introduced it.1834 L. E. Threlkeld Austral. Gram. (Hunter's River) 87 Kóng-go-róng, the Emu..likely the origin of the barbarism, kangaroo, used by the English, as the name of an animal called Mo-a-ne.1835 T. B. Wilson Narr. Voy. round World 211 They [inhabitants of the Darling Range, W.A.] distinctly pronounced ‘kangaroo’ without having heard any of us utter the sound.1850 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 4 188 (Kangaroo.) It is very remarkable that this word, supposed to be Australian, is not to be found as the name of this singular marsupial animal in any language of Australia..I have this on the authority of my friend Captain King. 1. A marsupial mammal of the family Macropodidæ, remarkable for the great development of the hind-quarters and the leaping-power resulting from this. The species are natives of Australia, Tasmania, Papua, and some neighbouring isles; the larger kinds being commonly known as kangaroos, and the smaller ones as wallabies. (Also used by sportsmen as a collective plural.)The first species known in Europe was the great kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus), discovered by Captain Cook in 1770; the male of this is about 6 feet in height when standing erect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo kangaroo1773 roo1841 flyer1848 kanga1942 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere III. 578 [1st Voy. Cook] The next day our Kangaroo was dressed for dinner and proved most excellent meat. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 351 The kanguroo of New Holland, where it is only to be found, is often known to weigh above sixty pounds. 1796 Gentleman's Mag. 66 i. 467 The Gamgarou, or as Pennant calls it Kangaroo, is a native of New S. Wales. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxi. 525 Now the emu is banished to a long distance, and the kangaroo is become scarce. 1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. iii. 23 Though kangaroo were plentiful, they were not..overwhelming in number. 2. With qualifying words, as antelope kangaroo n. (or antilopine kangaroo) one of the larger kangaroos ( Halmaturus antilopinus). banded kangaroo n. the banded wallaby (genus Lagostrophus). brush kangaroo n. = wallaby n. (cf. brush n.¹ Compounds 2). forest kangaroo n. (cf. forest n. Compounds 2.) giant kangaroo n. (also great kangaroo, †sooty kangaroo) Macropus giganteus (see 1). hare-kangaroo n. a small kangaroo, of the genus Lagorchestes (cf. hare n. Compounds 1b). musk kangaroo n. a very small kangaroo (genus Hypsiprymnodon). rat-kangaroo n. = kangaroo-rat n. rock kangaroo n. the rock-wallaby (genus Petrogale). tree kangaroo n. an arboreal kangaroo (genus Dendrolagus). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby brush kangaroo1802 wallaby1826 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo > kangaroos of genus Macropus > macropus major (great kangaroo) forest kangaroo1825 forester1832 soldier1898 scrubber1968 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby > other types of banded kangaroo1836 hare-kangaroo1841 melon1847 nail-tailed wallaby1859 tammar1926 quokka1928 nail-tail wallaby1965 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > genus Dendrogalus (tree kangaroo) tree kangaroo1841 boongary1889 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > wallaby > genus Petrogale (rock wallaby) badger1803 rock kangaroo1826 rock wallaby1841 rock kangaroo1846 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo > unspecified and miscellaneous types of pademelon1802 brush-kangaroo1830 antelope kangaroo1846 euro1855 blue1968 1802 Barrington's Hist. New S. Wales viii. 273 A place..thickly inhabited by the small brush kangaroo. 1825 in B. Field Geogr. Mem. New S. Wales App. 503 Forest-kangaroo, Macropus major. 1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 129/1 A still larger species, called the sooty kangaroo..inhabits the south coast of New Holland. 1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 129/1 The banded kangaroo..inhabits the islands on the west coast of New Holland. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 463/1 Skeleton of Macropus major (the Great Kangaroo). 1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ i. Plate xii That division of the family which includes the Rat and Jerboa Kangaroos. 1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ i. Plate xii The name of Hare Kangaroo has been given to this species [Lagorchestes leporoïdes]. 1841 J. Gould Monogr. Macropodidæ ii. Plates xi & xii Dendrolagus ursinus and D. inustus,..two very remarkable and highly interesting species of Tree Kangaroos. 1846 G. R. Waterhouse Nat. Hist. Mammalia I. 96 The Antilopine Kangaroo is clothed with short stiff hairs, and these lie close to the skin, as in many of the Antelope tribe. 1846 G. R. Waterhouse Nat. Hist. Mammalia I. 168 The specimens of the Brush-tailed or Rock Kangaroo in the British Museum were..procured by Mr. Gould from the Liverpool Range. 1855 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. III. 712 The Hare-Kangaroo, is a pretty little Kangaroo, about the size of the common hare. 1863 J. Gould Mammals Austral. II. 54 No other species of Rock Kangaroo has yet been discovered with such short and scanty hair as the Petrogale brachyotis. 1863 J. Gould Mammals Austral. II. 57 The Tree-Kangaroo has only in one instance been brought alive to Europe. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 840/2 The potoroos or rat-kangaroos are small animals, none of them exceeding a common rabbit in size. 3. figurative. a. An animal which leaps like a kangaroo. b. One who advances by fitful jumps. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > one who or that which leaperc1325 loper1483 vaulter1552 gamboller1587 springer1609 jumper1611 kangaroo1865 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvi. 290 A stock-yard under six feet high, will be leaped by some of these kangaroos (as we term them) with the most perfect ease. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 213 I'm capable of a great jerk, an effort, and then a relaxation—but steady every-day goodness is beyond me. I must be a moral kangaroo! c. humorous. A native of Australia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] currency1827 native1848 Australian1880 kangaroo1888 Aussie1915 dinkum1916 Ozzie1918 Aussielander1919 pie eater1953 Strine1964 Oz1976 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Apr. 5/2 The ‘kangaroos’—as our colonial friends are sometimes dubbed. 1897 Globe 9 July 1/4 Thomas Atkins..has nicknamed the Colonial troops the ‘Kangaroos’. †d. A kind of chair (? named from its shape). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > other chairs farthingale chair1552 side chair1582 high chair1609 scroll chair1614 Turkey chair1683 curule chair1695 reading chair1745 rush-bottom1754 conversation-chair1793 Windsor tub1800 Trafalgar chair1808 beehive-chair1816 nursing chair1826 Hitchcockc1828 toilet seat1829 kangaroo1834 prie-dieu1838 tub-chair1839 barrel-chair1850 Cromwell chair1868 office chair1874 swivel-chair1885 steamer-chair1886 suggan chair1888 lawn chair1895 saddle seat1895 Bombay chair1896 veranda-chair1902 X chair1904 Yorkshire chair1906 three legs and a swinger1916 saddlebag1919 riempie stool1933 gaspipe chair1934 slipper chair1938 Eames chair1946 contour chair1948 sling-back1948 sling chair1957 booster chair1960 booster seat1967 beanbag1969 sack chair1970 papasan1980 Muskoka chair1987 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. xv. 320 It was neither a lounger, nor a dormeuse, nor a Cooper, nor a Nelson, nor a kangaroo. e. A form of bicycle with sloping backbone, introduced in 1884: an early form of the ‘safety’ type. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > safety safety bicycle1876 safety1877 kangaroo1884 rover1885 bicyclette1886 1884 Cyclist 9 July 1 (advt.) The ‘Kangaroo’. ‘Premier Safety Bicycle’. Since its introduction early in the present season [etc.]. 1884 Wheel. World Nov. 241/1 The long-anticipated ‘Kangaroo Safety Bicycle’ run duly came off. 1897 Mecredy & Wilson Art Cycling 28 In 1884 came the great ‘Kangaroo’ rage..the ‘Kangaroo's’ popularity waned rapidly. f. plural. In Stock Market slang: West Australian mining shares; also, dealers in these shares. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of profit taker1552 bull1714 bear1718 fund-monger1734 lame duck1806 stag1845 taker-in1852 cornerer1869 wrecker1876 corner-man1881 market-rigger1881 boursocrat1882 offeror1882 ribbon clerk1882 inflater1884 manipulator1888 underwriter1889 kangaroo1896 piker1898 share pusher1898 specialist1900 tailer1900 writer1906 placee1953 corporate raider1955 tippee1961 raider1972 bottom fisher1974 white knight1978 greenmailer1984 society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > share > shares in specific country or industry railway share1822 railroad shares1828 railway stock1836 railroads1848 Canada1868 coalers1878 Mets1886 industrial1887 golds1888 Kaffir1889 electrics1892 rails1893 Westralians1894 kangaroo1896 coppers1899 the junglea1901 electricals1901 Rhodesians1901 diamonds1905 Siberians1906 steels1912 utility1930 properties1964 engineer1976 mining1983 1896 19th Cent. Nov. 711 Westralian mining shares..‘Kangaroos’, as they were fondly called. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 8/1 Even among the lively Kangaroos, practical joking in the House seems to have come to a full stop. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 8/1 The Kangaroos are coming on..but other markets..are still awaiting the public's pleasure. g. Applied to a form of Parliamentary closure by which some amendments are selected for discussion and others excluded. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > forms of closure guillotine1850 block closure1901 kangaroo1913 kangaroo closure1930 1913 Q. Rev. Apr. 551 The ‘kangaroo’ or selection by the Chairman of Committee of the amendments to be discussed. 1927 Daily Express 10 May 2/7 To introduce the guillotine or kangaroo method of closure. h. A system of containerized freight transportation by railway in which a loaded road trailer complete with wheels is carried on a flat rail car; also called ‘piggyback’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport piggybacking1936 TOFC1954 trailer-on-flatcar1954 kangaroo1967 1967 Guardian 3 July 6/3 On the European continent..there has recently been a very rapid increase in ‘Kangaroo’, the system of piggyback for road trailers and semi-trailers developed by French railways. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 p. iii/2 Rolling stock and terminals designed for containers should be owned or operated, or..TOFC (‘piggyback’ or ‘kangaroo’) equivalent should be owned or operated. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 178/1 Vehicles available: T.I.R. flat and kangaroo trailers. Compounds C1. General combinations, as kangaroo attitude, kangaroo hunt, kangaroo hunting, kangaroo leather, kangaroo market (sense 3), kangaroo net, kangaroo tail, kangaroo tendon; also kangaroo-like adj., kangaroo-wise adv. ΚΠ 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxii. 90 Kangaroo-leather boots. 1835 Court Mag. 6 11/2 The finical air and kangaroo attitude with which his kid-gloved hands hold the white reins. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 197 Kangaroo-tail soup, which was there [i.e. at Melbourne] much esteemed. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith Note F 447 This kind of reasoning neither marches nor soars: it progresses kangaroo-wise—by wide leaps. 1884 Standard Nat. Hist. V. 96 The..Pocket-mice, a number of which are jerboa-like or kangaroo-like. 1894 R. C. Praed Christina Chard I. i. 8 They knighted him because he got up a kangaroo hunt for a prince. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 8/1 In the Kangaroo market..the outlook is equally favourable. C2. Special combinations: Also kangaroo-rat n. kangaroo-apple n. the edible fruit of the Australian plants Solanum laciniatum (or aviculare) and Solanum vescum; also, the plants bearing this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > Australasian geebung1827 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Australia kangaroo-apple1834 poroporo1840 gouty-stem1846 nonda1847 gunyang1867 Adansonia1988 1834 J. Ross Van Diemen's Land Ann. 133 The kangaroo-apple, resembling the apple of a potato. 1846 G. H. Haydon Five Years Austral. Felix 85 The kangaroo-apple..is a fine shrub found in many parts of the country. Thesaurus » Categories » kangaroo-bear n. the Australian tree-bear or koala ( Encycl. Dict. 1885). kangaroo-beetle n. a beetle with enlarged hind-legs, esp. one belonging to the genus Sagra. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of family Sagridae (kangaroo-beetle) kangaroo-beetle1839 1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 214 A South American insect, figured long since by Francillon, under the name of the Kangaroo Beetle..in which the size of the hind legs is still more extraordinary. 1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 348 The large brilliantly-metallic Sagræ, or Kangaroo-beetles of tropical Asia and Africa. kangaroo closure n. (see 3g). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > forms of closure guillotine1850 block closure1901 kangaroo1913 kangaroo closure1930 1930 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Nov. p. i/1 It will be necessary to further restrict the rights of private members of the House of Commons by use of what is known as ‘The Kangaroo Closure’. kangaroo court n. originally U.S. an improperly constituted court having no legal standing, e.g. one held by strikers, mutineers, prisoners, etc. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > improperly constituted court lynch1835 Vehmgericht1845 kangaroo court1853 1853 ‘P. Paxton’ Stray Yankee in Texas 205 By a unanimous vote, Judge G—— was elected to the bench and the ‘Mestang’ or ‘Kangaroo Court’ regularly organized. 1895 Harper's Mag. Apr. 718/2 The most interesting of these impromptu clubs is the one called in the vernacular the ‘Kangaroo Court’. It is found almost entirely in county jails. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 209 Kangaroo court, mock court held in jail for the purpose of forcing new prisoners to divide their money. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 66/1 Kangaroo Court, a jail tribunal comprised of inmates which collects money from prisoners awaiting trial to supply the needy with tobacco, food and a few luxuries—its decision regarding disputes is final. 1966 Times 14 Mar. 10/1 Shop stewards at Theale are to meet tomorrow to consider paying back the sums levied by a kangaroo court. 1971 Times 20 Jan. 15/3 Citizens who live in the riotous areas [of N. Ireland] deserve protection from..kangaroo courts. 1973 C. Mullard Black Brit. iii. vii. 81 Such practices are surely more like those of a kangaroo court than those that the Race Relations Board should encourage. kangaroo-dog n. a large dog trained to hunt the kangaroo. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > kangaroo-hound kangaroo-dog1806 kangaroo-hound1865 1806 Hist. New S. Wales (1818) 265 Four valuable kangaroo-dogs. 1850 J. B. Clutterbuck Port Phillip iii. 35 A cross of the Scotch greyhound and English bulldog, called the Kangaroo dog. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 314 A brace of rough greyhounds—the kangaroo-dog of the colonists. kangaroo-fly n. a small Australian fly ( Cabarus). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of genus Cabarus kangaroo-fly1833 1833 C. Sturt Two Exped. Southern Austral. I. ii. 71 Our camp was infested by the kangaroo-fly, which settled upon us in thousands. kangaroo-foot-plant n. (also kangaroo's-foot-plant) the Australian plant Anigozanthus Manglesii ( Treasury Bot.). kangaroo-grass n. a tall fodder-grass ( Anthistiria australis), found in Australasia, Southern Asia, and Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > grasses used for hay or pasture windlestrawc1000 red grass1582 spring grass1643 sweet-grass1709 herd-grass1747 Guinea grass1756 vernal grass1762 vernal1771 Paspalum1772 buffalo grass1784 Rhode Island bent1790 red-top1792 finetop1824 kangaroo-grass1827 gamagrass1831 sweet vernal grass1839 yellow-top1839 grama1844 sesame grass1845 sacate1848 Para grass1850 Hungarian1859 alfilaria1860 sacaton1865 Mitchell grass1867 teosinte1877 Landsborough grass1883 turnip-grass1889 brown top1891 ichu1891 manna1897 Rhodes grass1903 Sudan1911 Kikuyu grass1913 never-fail1923 buffel grass1955 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xii. 209 Of native grasses, we possess the oat-grass, rye-grass, fiorin, kangaroo-grass, and timothy. 1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. 19 I..feel the thick Kangaroo grass under my feet. kangaroo-hound n. = kangaroo-dog n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > kangaroo-hound kangaroo-dog1806 kangaroo-hound1865 1865 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. 28 A large dog, a kangaroo-hound (not unlike a lurcher in appearance). kangaroo justice n. the trying of a person by an unauthorized court, as a kangaroo court; also, the decision of such a court, taken with a disregard for normal legal procedures and criteria. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust Halifax law1565 Lydford law1565 Halifax inquest1598 Cupar justice1681 Jeddart justice1698 lynch law1782 Judge Lynch1835 lynching1835 lynch law1846 kangaroo justice1909 palm-tree justice1959 1909 Daily Chron. 15 Jan. 6/7 It seems to me to be something like Kangaroo justice. 1966 Oxf. Mail 11 Mar. 1/6 The unconstitutional strike at B.M.C. Service, Cowley, and the ‘kangaroo justice’ to which seven men were subjected. kangaroo mouse n. (a) the Australian pouched mouse; (b) a small American rodent of the genus Perognathus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Heteromyidae (kangaroo-rat or mouse) kangaroo mouse1867 kangaroo-rat1891 roo rat1966 the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Dasyuridae > subfamily Phascogalinae > genus Phascogale (pouched mouse) Phascogale1841 pouched mouse1853 kangaroo mouse1867 pocket mouse1877 Phascologale1888 1867 E. Coues in Amer. Naturalist 1 394 They are known in the vernacular as ‘Kangaroo’ or ‘Jumping’ Rats and Mice, and are entirely confined to Transmississippian regions. 1875 J. Miller First Fam'lies Sierras (1876) xxx. 243 Wood-rats, kangaroo-mice..had gone into winter-quarters under the great logs. 1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 256 The tiny interesting little creature known on the plains as the ‘kangaroo-mouse’. kangaroo paw n. an Australian herb belonging to the genus Anigozanthos of the family Hæmodoraceæ. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Australia honey flower1799 rengarenga1835 tongue-flower1884 flannel-flower1895 kangaroo paw1902 milkmaids1930 mountain devil1949 1902 Western Austral. Year-bk. 1900–1 I. ii. ix 304 Some of the most remarkable flowers in the flora of Western Australia [are]..Kangaroo Paws, of which there are nine species altogether. 1949 D. Walker We went to Austral. 184 With the kangaroo paw it is the stalk that is scarlet and the blending of the colours peculiar. 1966 Times 11 Nov. (W. Austral. Suppl.) p. iv/2 The red-and-green kangaroo paw (Anigosanthus manglesii, the state's floral emblem) is a barbaric cluster of rich green-and-gold, paw-like flowers on a regal three-foot stem of deep scarlet, yet it is only one of nine species known to exist in the state. kangaroo ship n. (see quot.). ΚΠ 1919 H. Jenkins John Dene of Toronto (1920) ii. 32 ‘A “mother” ,’ he explained, ‘is a kangaroo-ship, a dry-dock ship for salvage and repair of submarines.’ kangaroo-shoot n. a hunting expedition to shoot kangaroos. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > [noun] > shooting expedition shoot1852 kangaroo-shoot1933 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 11 Oct. 11/3 The royal pair had been participating in a kangaroo-shoot. kangaroo-shooter n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > other types of shooter Peter Gunner1615 pot-hunter1750 rifleman1809 snapshot1845 market-shooter1880 holder-on1881 potter1884 snap-shooter1887 kangaroo-shooter1902 plinker1943 rough-shooter1958 scattergunner1969 1902 J. H. M. Abbott Tommy Cornstalk i. 11 Indeed, it is doubtful whether there is any better shot in the world than the kangaroo-shooter. 1963 A. Lubbock Austral. Roundabout 15 The kangaroo-shooters go out at night in cars, and the kangaroos..are shot down. kangaroo-shooting v. ΚΠ 1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter vi. 80 The Australian has been accustomed to kangaroo-shooting. kangaroo-skin n. the skin of the kangaroo used as leather or fur. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skins of other animals bear-hide?c1225 russwale1336 roan skin1446 rabbit skin1760 zebra skin1774 kangaroo-skin1777 rack1805 alligator1877 ocelot1903 crocodile1907 1777 Cook in Bischoff Van Diemen's Land (1832) II. 41 These females wore a kangaroo skin. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxvi. 159 A desperate-looking ruffian habited in a huge hairy cap and shaggy kangaroo-skin jacket. 1872 C. H. Eden My Wife & I in Queensland 106 Kangaroo-skin boots are very lasting and good. kangaroo-thorn n. an Australian spiny shrub ( Acacia armata) used for hedges. kangaroo-vine n. an evergreen climber, Cissus antarcticus (Craig 1848). Derivatives kangaˈrooer n. one who hunts kangaroos. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of other specific animals otterhunt1246 otter hunter1307 bear hunter?1707 sable-hunter1719 lion-hunter1829 dogger1890 kangarooer1909 1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1936 A. Russell Gone Nomad viii. 63 That night we hobbled out at a kangarooer's camp. Draft additions 1993 h. plural. (With capital initial.) A nickname for the Australian international †rugby union or rugby league team, esp. as a touring party. Cf. wallaby n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team all-blacks1904 wallabies1908 kangaroos1911 springboks1932 British Lions1938 1911 Sydney Morning Herald 4 Oct. 8/4 The side over which the Kangaroos so convincingly triumphed was a powerful one. 1930 J. Buchan Castle Gay i. 14 The Kangaroos had two halves possessed of miraculous hands and a perfect knowledge of the game. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 27 Sept. 24/4 The Kangaroos continued their good run in the North of England last week. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. ix. 178 Just as New Zealand football representatives acquired the names All Blacks, Fernleaves, and Kiwis, so did Australian representatives become known as Kangaroos, Wallabies and Waratahs. 1964 Rugby League News Oct. 4 Mr. W. G. Buckley..presided at the Kangaroos' Annual Re-Union..on..September 20. 1986 Open Rugby Sept. 16/1 The ‘Australian influence’ of 1982 is now certainly taking effect, but will it be in time for us to take on and beat the 1986 Kangaroos? Draft additions December 2006 kangaroo care n. a method of caring for a baby, esp. a premature one, which emphasizes the importance of holding the infant in skin-to-skin contact with a parent (typically the mother) for as long as possible each day. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > care of child or children childcare1896 childminding1918 kangaroo care1991 1991 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Mar. c4/1 (advt.) Kangaroo Care: Find out about a new program at St Joseph's Health Center that gives parents of premature babies a chance to cuddle up with their newborn infants. 2005 Baby & You Feb. 62/1 ‘Kangaroo care’ is a touch therapy popular in neonatal intensive care units, where it can have dramatic effects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). kangaroov. Brit. /ˌkaŋɡəˈruː/, U.S. /ˌkæŋɡəˈru/ Etymology: < kangaroo n. 1. intransitive. To hunt the kangaroo. Chiefly in present participle and verbal noun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > hunt specific animal [verb (intransitive)] > hunt kangaroo kangaroo1849 roo1907 1849 C. Sturt Narr. Exped. Central Austral. I. 91 [The natives] were about to go out kangarooing..They had their hunting spears. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms 15 We were sick of kangarooing, like the dogs themselves. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xxx. 37 I lent it to him to go kangarooing. 2. intransitive. To make a great jump (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > a great distance kangaroo1889 1889 Chicago Advance 12 Dec. Those who kangaroo from the foregoing inferences..to the conclusion that [etc.]. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Sept. 2/3 When the horses kangarooed over the 8-ft. water-jump. 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