Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belyando spew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: belyan-do spew
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illness afflicting shearers, characterised by vomiting after meals and presumed to have been due to the hard work of shearing bent over in stifling heat (though more likely due to a local grass).

Australian usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Filariasis, anchylostomiasis, tropical anaemias, and the many and varied tropical disorders, from malaria and dengue to Barcoo rot and Belyando spew, await the application of modern research methods to place them on the necessary footing to render prophylaxis and treatment more satisfactory[…]."

Etymology

Ultimately of Australian Aboriginal derivation; named for the Belyando River of central Queensland. The expression dates from no later 1891, from when it was in use in a shearer′s song.

Usage

Synonyms

Barcoo sickness Barcoo spew Barcoo vomit Burdekin vomit

Questions

What does belyando spew mean?: An illness afflicting shearers, characterised by vomiting after meals and presumed to have been due to the hard work of shearing bent over in stifling heat (though more likely due to a local grass).
Where does belyando spew come from?: Ultimately of Australian Aboriginal derivation; named for the Belyando River of central Queensland. The expression dates from no later 1891, from when it was in use in a shearer′s song.

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