English Explanatory Dictionary

blackboy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Aboriginal boy or servant.
  2. Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 blackboy.ogg

Word forms

blackboy blackboys black boy

Etymology

From black + boy. For sense (plant of genus Xanthorrhoea): from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.

Synonyms

balga grasstree grass tree yakka
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