What does old-man mean?
Old-man means (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of old man..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of old man..
Along the banks of the Georgina are alternate patches of old-man scrub and strips of plain country.
Davey suddenly jumped from his horse and ran after a big old-man bungarra. The goanna had arms like a bear.
They Say: That the wild ducks have tipped an "old man flood."
Use old-man when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Old-man means (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of old man..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Along the banks of the Georgina are alternate patches of old-man scrub and strips of plain country.
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