The use istransferred from the name for a private soldier in a cavalryregiment. [The i has the English not theItalian sound. 7977]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A DICTION y to thiskind of work [on plantations], for they are strong, and endurethe tropical heat far better than the whites.
The meaning of the word is not known, but probably it is anaboriginal word. It issaid that some sailors were killed by drinking beer that hadbeen standing for some time in a bottle formed of one of thesefruits. See Echidna. James Thomas, `To a Silver Eye:' `Australian Poets1788-1888' (edition Sladen), p.
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