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单词 yabber stick
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Definition of yabber stick in English:

yabber stick

noun
Australian

  • An Aboriginal medium of communication consisting of a piece of wood carved with symbolic patterns, handed from one community to another.

    he read the message of the yabber stick with the dignity befitting his position
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She had seen a "yabber-stick" with notches.
    • Settlers in the wilderness, using native messengers, will send a letter placed in a cleft stick, which natives call a yabber stick.
    • Sometimes the message would arrive by 'yabber stick'.
    • Yabber sticks gave their carrier authority to travel widely in order to call people together for impending ceremonies.
    • I have, in travelling over the district, often carried “Yabber-sticks” for the natives.

Origin

Late 19th century: from yabber 'to chatter'.
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