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单词 yam stick
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Definition of yam stick in English:

yam stick

noun
Australian
  • An Aboriginal implement used for lifting crops and digging, consisting of a piece of wood sharpened at both ends.

    little girls are instructed in the use of the yam stick, with which the roots are dug up
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She gathered together her possessions including her yamstick and left.
    • He hit old Fred on the head with a yamstick.
    • Down goes the yam stick, and up comes the potato, which is at once put in to the bag.
    • She dug a large hole in the ground, which at once filled with water, in the bottom of which she could feel the mouth of some animal with her yamstick.
    • The yams should be sunk way down in the ground, so that they could only be obtained by hard digging, with a yamstick.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from its use in planting yams, a staple Aboriginal foodstuff.

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