Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man.
Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man.
: An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander,.
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(AU) The island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.
(Australia, navy, slang) A Tasmanian seaman.
An archaic Anglo-Indian slang term for the slow loris, a small nocturnal primate found in South and Southeast Asia. The name reflects the animal's characteristically slow, deliberate movements and its tendency to freeze when disturbed — behaviours that early British observers interpreted as shyness or bashfulness. The term belongs to the historical vocabulary of British colonial India. The slow loris is today recognised as an endangered and illegally trafficked species; the term itself has no modern circulation.
(Australia, obsolete) Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.
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Any one of various other aboriginal men at times referred to as King Billy.
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