myall

[ mahy-awl ]

noun

1. any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula weeping myall, having gray foliage and drooping branches.

myall

/ ˈmaɪəl /

noun

1. any of several Australian acacias, esp Acacia pendula, having hard scented wood used for fences
2. a native Australian living independently of society

Word History and Origins

Origin of myall¹

First recorded in 1835–45; apparently to be identified with myall “wild, uncivilized,” from Dharuk miyal “stranger, Aboriginal person from another tribe”

Word History and Origins

Origin of myall¹

C19: from a native Australian name

Example Sentences

At least 28 people, mainly women and children, were brutally murdered in the New South Wales town of Myall Creek.

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"The Herald has a long and proud history of telling the Australian story. But on Myall Creek, the truth is we failed dismally."

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The violence inflected in Myall Creek that day is only known because the perpetrators were tried and convicted, historians say.

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The SMH said it was apologising on the 185th anniversary of the Myall Creek - on 10 June - because it felt "truth is an essential force for reconciliation".

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The mass killings at Myall Creek Station were carried out by a group of European stockmen - mostly ex-convicts - who rounded up and executed 28 Wirrayaraay women, children, and elders, while the men in their families were working nearby.

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