BLACKBOY

Etymology

Noun

blackboy (plural blackboys)

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

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

Synonyms

• (Xanthorrhoea plant): balga (X. preissii), grasstree/grass tree, yakka (yacca/yacka) (South Australia)

Source: Wiktionary



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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