blackfellow
[ blak-fel-oh ]
nounOlder Use: Usually Offensive.
a term used to refer to an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
Origin of blackfellow
1- Also black·fel·la [blak-fel-uh] /ˈblækˌfɛl ə/ .
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How to use blackfellow in a sentence
He was a tame blackfellow who had been educated at the Missionary Station.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleI can ride anything—anything that ever was lapped in horsehide—swim like a musk-duck, and track like a Myall blackfellow.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodPeople said he was as good as a blackfellow, but I never saw one that was as good as he was, all round.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodAnd how the young villain laughed till the tears came into his eyes, while he danced about like a blackfellow.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodAt the first moment the stockman did not suspect any treachery, as he had seen no weapon in possession of the blackfellow.
The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
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