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Cockatoo Orchis, n. It is a piece of hard and heavy wood sharpened to a pointat both ends. the West] and NewSouth Wales, in a collective sense; and when using it in themost extensive signification, the adjacent isles, includingthat of Van Diemen, must be understood to be comprehended. See Duck.

Prickly F. Dawson, `Present State of Australia,' p. My estimate is that not one word in fifty in hislittle book has an Australian origin, or even a speciallyAustralian use. It might be thickbush, open bush, bush forest, or scrubby bushterms whichexplain themselves.