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单词 black stump
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Black Stump


noun Australian.

an imaginary spot marking the supposed limits of civilization: beyond the Black Stump.

Origin of Black Stump

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby Black Stump

black squirrel, black stem, Blackstone, blackstrap molasses, Black Studies, Black Stump, black sucker, black swallowwort, black swan, blacktail, black-tailed deer
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British Dictionary definitions for Black Stump

black stump

noun

the black stump Australian an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
NZ a long way off
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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