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单词 nanto
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Definition of nanto in English:

nanto

nounPlural nantos ˈnantəʊ
Australian dated
  • A horse.

    he was a man of the saddle and looked after his nanto
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was also informed that there was a 'nanto' at one of the springs where they get water.
    • 'That ain't much of a lookin' nanto,' said one, indicating a large chestnut horse.
    • The cove looks at our ‘Nantos’ and says he, ‘Well, I'm your man.’
    • Their party had all died, and the nantos and the camels had all shared a similar fate.
    • Take old Vagabond and run him on the section, and you'll always have a second nanto if anything happens to the other.
    • The 'nantos' were ready and the tucker-box stowed away snug.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Kaurna (an Aboriginal language) nhandu 'male kangaroo', short for bindi nhandu, literally 'European kangaroo', a name given by Aborigines who had never seen horses before.

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