pindann.

Brit.

/ˈpɪndan/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌdæn/, Australian English

/ˈpɪndæn/

Forms: 1800s– pindan, 1900s– pindam.

Origin: A borrowing from Bardi. Etymon: Bardi bindan.

Etymology: < Bardi (south-west Kimberley region) bindan.For an earlier use of the Bardi word in an English context see the following:1883 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 5 723 A country wooded with eucalyptus, cajeput, and baobab trees, called ‘Pindan’ by the natives.

Australian.

A tract or area of arid, sandy country characteristic of northern Western Australia; the low, scrubby vegetation occurring in such areas. Also: any of the shrubs characteristic of such habitats, esp. the small wattle tree Acacia tumida. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > vegetation characteristic of particular regions or habitats

jungle1816

pindan1888

garigue1896

savannah1903

the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [noun] > barren land or desert

desert?c1225

bare1683

slate-land1733

barren1784

mesquite1834

badlands1850

hardscrabble1859

pindan1888

in (also up) the blue1963

wasteland1966

1888 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 2 1018 The coast on the east side of King's sound is low and swampy, bounded eastwards by ‘Pindan’ sands and gravels, a pliocene formation which extends inwards for upwards of 60 miles.

1910 Emu 9 148 The country immediately around Broome is covered with fairly dense scrub, and is known locally as Pindan country.

1934 T. Wood Cobbers iv. 46 His black trackers were making boomerangs... Pindam gum: hard red wood, shaped from a knee in the timber.

1955 J. Cleary Justin Bayard xi. 153 They would be out in the pindan watching the homestead.

1978 O. White Silent Reach ii. 22 Half a million acres of pindan country..carried two thousand head of merino sheep in a good season.

1983 R. J. Petheram Plants Kimberley Region W. Austral. 363 In the North Kimberley region periodic burning is considered necessary to prevent Pindan Wattle invasion of improved pastures.

1995 Wildlife Res. 22 413 Species composition varies almost continuously from coastal wet monsoon rainforests to..pindan woodlands to gidgee woodlands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pindan
释义	pindann. Brit. /ˈpɪndan/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌdæn/, Australian English /ˈpɪndæn/ Forms: 1800s– pindan, 1900s– pindam. Origin: A borrowing from Bardi. Etymon: Bardi bindan. Etymology: < Bardi (south-west Kimberley region) bindan.For an earlier use of the Bardi word in an English context see the following:1883 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 5 723 A country wooded with eucalyptus, cajeput, and baobab trees, called ‘Pindan’ by the natives. Australian. A tract or area of arid, sandy country characteristic of northern Western Australia; the low, scrubby vegetation occurring in such areas. Also: any of the shrubs characteristic of such habitats, esp. the small wattle tree Acacia tumida. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > vegetation characteristic of particular regions or habitats jungle1816 pindan1888 garigue1896 savannah1903 the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [noun] > barren land or desert desert?c1225 bare1683 slate-land1733 barren1784 mesquite1834 badlands1850 hardscrabble1859 pindan1888 in (also up) the blue1963 wasteland1966 1888 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 2 1018 The coast on the east side of King's sound is low and swampy, bounded eastwards by ‘Pindan’ sands and gravels, a pliocene formation which extends inwards for upwards of 60 miles. 1910 Emu 9 148 The country immediately around Broome is covered with fairly dense scrub, and is known locally as Pindan country. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers iv. 46 His black trackers were making boomerangs... Pindam gum: hard red wood, shaped from a knee in the timber. 1955 J. Cleary Justin Bayard xi. 153 They would be out in the pindan watching the homestead. 1978 O. White Silent Reach ii. 22 Half a million acres of pindan country..carried two thousand head of merino sheep in a good season. 1983 R. J. Petheram Plants Kimberley Region W. Austral. 363 In the North Kimberley region periodic burning is considered necessary to prevent Pindan Wattle invasion of improved pastures. 1995 Wildlife Res. 22 413 Species composition varies almost continuously from coastal wet monsoon rainforests to..pindan woodlands to gidgee woodlands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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