| 单词 | barcoo spew |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBarcoo spew Used attributively (in Barcoo rot, Barcoo spew, etc.) and elliptically to designate certain local conditions, phenomena, etc. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > yaws pian1625 yaws1679 crab yaws1740 framboesia1782 parangi1821 craw-craw1863 Barcoo rot1889 jungle rot1944 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > vomiting > vomiting disease Belyando spew1884 Barcoo rot1889 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [noun] > an electrical storm firestorm1581 Barcoo rot1934 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 76 Anthistiria membranacea, Lindl... ‘Barcoo Grass’ of Queensland; also called ‘Landsborough Grass’. One of the best pasture grasses in Queensland. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 19 Barcoo Rot,..persistent ulceration of the skin, chiefly on the back of the hands, and often originating in abrasions. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 20 Barcoo Vomit, a sickness occurring in inhabitants of various parts of the high land of the interior of Australia. 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life 30 Grand remedy for scurvy, and Barcoo rot, and the hundreds of natural diseases that flesh is subject to. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 21 Nov. 21/1 The electrical storms there [i.e. at Longreach, Queensland]—called Barcoos—are terrific and take toll of both human and stock life. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 62 Barcoo spew, Barcoo vomit..a sickness characterized by vomiting after food is taken. 1958 D. Niland Call me when Cross turns Over 52 Don't try the Barcoo spews. A cow of a thing. 1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 3/2 Young Arthur, fortunately dodged the typhoid, but did collect a man-sized dose of what was popularly called Barcoo rot. < as lemmas |
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