Part 134 (1/2)

1862 G T Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasenial listen upon and bespangle the vernal-leaved kangaroo grass?”

1862 G T Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania,' p 393:

”Between the Lake River and LauncestonI was ht of a spacious enclosure of waving kangaroo grass, high and thick-standing as a good crop of oats, and evidently preserved for seed”

1888 D Macdonald, `Guaroo-grass”

(p 193):

”The long brown kangaroo-grass”

1891 `The Argus,' Dec 19, p 4, col 2:

”Had they but pulled a tuft of the kangaroo-grass beneath their feet, they would have found gold at its roots”

<hw>Kangaroo-hop</hw>, n a peculiar affected gait See quotation

1875 `Spectator' (Melbourne), May 22, p 27, col 2:

”The young lady that affects waterfalls, the Grecian-bend, or the kangaroo hop”

<hw>Kangaroo-Hound</hw>, n iq Kangaroo-Dog (qv)

1865 Lady Barker, `Station Life in New Zealand,' p 28:

”A large dog, a kangaroo-hound (not unlike a lurcher in appearance)”

<hw>Kangarooing</hw>, vb n hunting the kangaroo

1852 Mrs Meredith, `My Hoaroos, or, as it is technically ters are used ”

1870 E B Kennedy, `Four Years in Queensland,' p 194:

”You aroo], and it proood course”

1888 Rolf Boldrewood, `Robbery under Ars therew old would run a little way and then pull up if a aroo-Mouse</hw>, n more strictly called the Pouched-Mouse (qv)