Blackboy

Quick meaning: Blackboy is a noun meaning (Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.

Meaning

(Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.

More Meanings

1. (Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.

Example Sentences

His tracks joined a cattle pad, and the blackboys followed them at speed, two riding on each side of the path.

September 30th, 1905.—Examined some hills in the locality. A Chinaman and some blackboys are camped here with some cattle belonging to the Mount Diamond butcher.

1966 November 8, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, page 2181, The gum from the blackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain, […]

As with many things, the pioneers followed the natives in the use of the Blackboy. They also found that the gum possessed some property that will cure dysentery and other internal complaints. The gum was also used for dyeing, tanning and varnishing.

Word Forms

• blackboys
• black boy

Synonyms for blackboy

Depending on context, synonyms include grasstree, yakka.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boong, whiteboy, houseboy, blackgin, blackfulla, boonga.

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