stringy-barkn.

Brit.

/ˈstrɪŋɪbɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈstrɪŋiˌbɑrk/, Australian English

/ˈstrɪŋibʌːk/

Australian.

a. A name for many species of Eucalyptus (e.g. E. gigantea), which have a tough fibrous bark. Also attributive.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees > string bark

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string-bark1845

messmate1861

1801 C. Grimes in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1915) 1st Ser. III. 414 The finest stringy-bark and black-butted blue-gum trees I ever saw.

1802 G. Barrington Hist. New S. Wales ix. 358 This [canoe] was formed of the Stringy bark.

1832 J. Bischoff Sketch Hist. Van Diemen's Land ii. 22 The stringy bark is perhaps one of the most useful trees in the island.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 168 A short ascent through stringy-bark forest.

1885 H. H. Hayter Carboona 4 She..made twine nets of the stringy-bark fibre.

b. The bark or wood of any of these trees.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bark > [noun] > other bark

basteOE

bass1676

bonace bark1756

paperbarkc1837

stringy-bark1848

pottery bark1866

Adansonia1887

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > eucalyptus

ironbark1803

stringy-bark1848

jarrah1866

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees > string bark > bark of

stringy-bark1848

bull's wool1850

1848 W. Westgarth Australia Felix vi. 73 These natives appear to like also the fruit of the pandanus, of which large quantities were found in their camps, soaking in water contained in vessels formed of stringy-bark.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 191 Other sheets of stringy-bark were then bent over the platform.

1880 L. Fison & A. W. Howitt Kamilaroi & Kurnai 196 Down to the waist they are all wound round with frayed stringybark in thick folds.

1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career i. 3 The stringy bark roof of the salt-shed..protected the troughs from rain.

1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country vi. 94 On that early journey when it rained they hove to under the drays, well-covered by tarpaulins supplemented by stringy-bark lean-tos.

1977 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 19 Jan. 39/2 The basic materials used are local gum and stringy bark.

c. An inhabitant of the outback, an uncouth person. Also as quasi-adj., belonging to the ‘bush’ or uncultivated country.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person

runt1602

home-bred1609

pork1645

Huna1744

savage1762

heathen1817

Philistine1825

stringy-bark1833

roughneck1834

yahoo1861

yapc1894

lowbrow1901

meatball1937

primitive1967

1833 New S. Wales Mag. I. 173 The workmanship of which I beg you will not scrutinize, as I am but, to use a colonial expression, ‘a stringy-bark carpenter’.

1836 J. F. O'Connell Resid. Eleven Years New Holland 49 Let us suppose the suitor an old ‘stringy-bark’, such being the soubriquet in which inland settlers rejoice.

1861 H. Earle Ups & Downs 59 She would never have had the bad taste to prefer a stringy bark like me to such a fine-looking, first-class fellow as yourself.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xxiii I'd give a tenner out of my own pocket they was all..back at Bowning or some other stringy-bark hole as is fit for 'em.

1892 H. Nisbet Bushranger's Sweetheart iv. 30 He was a larikin of the larikins, this tiny Stringy Bark, who haunted my thoughts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stringy-bark
释义	stringy-barkn. Brit. /ˈstrɪŋɪbɑːk/, U.S. /ˈstrɪŋiˌbɑrk/, Australian English /ˈstrɪŋibʌːk/ Australian. a. A name for many species of Eucalyptus (e.g. E. gigantea), which have a tough fibrous bark. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees > string bark stringy-bark1801 string-bark1845 messmate1861 1801 C. Grimes in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1915) 1st Ser. III. 414 The finest stringy-bark and black-butted blue-gum trees I ever saw. 1802 G. Barrington Hist. New S. Wales ix. 358 This [canoe] was formed of the Stringy bark. 1832 J. Bischoff Sketch Hist. Van Diemen's Land ii. 22 The stringy bark is perhaps one of the most useful trees in the island. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 168 A short ascent through stringy-bark forest. 1885 H. H. Hayter Carboona 4 She..made twine nets of the stringy-bark fibre. b. The bark or wood of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bark > [noun] > other bark basteOE bass1676 bonace bark1756 paperbarkc1837 stringy-bark1848 pottery bark1866 Adansonia1887 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > eucalyptus ironbark1803 stringy-bark1848 jarrah1866 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees > string bark > bark of stringy-bark1848 bull's wool1850 1848 W. Westgarth Australia Felix vi. 73 These natives appear to like also the fruit of the pandanus, of which large quantities were found in their camps, soaking in water contained in vessels formed of stringy-bark. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 191 Other sheets of stringy-bark were then bent over the platform. 1880 L. Fison & A. W. Howitt Kamilaroi & Kurnai 196 Down to the waist they are all wound round with frayed stringybark in thick folds. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career i. 3 The stringy bark roof of the salt-shed..protected the troughs from rain. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country vi. 94 On that early journey when it rained they hove to under the drays, well-covered by tarpaulins supplemented by stringy-bark lean-tos. 1977 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 19 Jan. 39/2 The basic materials used are local gum and stringy bark. c. An inhabitant of the outback, an uncouth person. Also as quasi-adj., belonging to the ‘bush’ or uncultivated country. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person runt1602 home-bred1609 pork1645 Huna1744 savage1762 heathen1817 Philistine1825 stringy-bark1833 roughneck1834 yahoo1861 yapc1894 lowbrow1901 meatball1937 primitive1967 1833 New S. Wales Mag. I. 173 The workmanship of which I beg you will not scrutinize, as I am but, to use a colonial expression, ‘a stringy-bark carpenter’. 1836 J. F. O'Connell Resid. Eleven Years New Holland 49 Let us suppose the suitor an old ‘stringy-bark’, such being the soubriquet in which inland settlers rejoice. 1861 H. Earle Ups & Downs 59 She would never have had the bad taste to prefer a stringy bark like me to such a fine-looking, first-class fellow as yourself. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xxiii I'd give a tenner out of my own pocket they was all..back at Bowning or some other stringy-bark hole as is fit for 'em. 1892 H. Nisbet Bushranger's Sweetheart iv. 30 He was a larikin of the larikins, this tiny Stringy Bark, who haunted my thoughts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1801
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