Definition of "myall"

myall¹

/maɪˈɔːl/

noun
plural myalls
1. (obsolete, Australian Aboriginal) A stranger; an ignorant person.
  Quotations
  He […] flung himself into the outstretched arms of Anna. "Wazzer madder liddle man?" she crooned. "Aw wazzer madder wid de liddle myall now?"
  1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter V, in Capricornia‎, page 75
2. (Australia) An Aborigine living according to tradition.
adjective
comparative more myall, superlative most myall
1. (Australia) According to Aboriginal tradition; traditionally indigenous.
  Quotations
  It was some kind of gadget that can take away all your myall words, transcribe what you say in better language so people can understand what you are talking about.
  2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 99

myall²

/maɪˈɔːl/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural myalls
1. Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees.
  Quotations
  Friday, 30th December, Hanson Range. […] Changed our course to a very prominent hill (which I have named Mount Arthur) bearing 275 degrees, and after crossing two small myall creeks and a stony plain with salt bush and grass, at ten miles we struck a large myall and gum creek, coming from the north-west, with some very deep channels.
  1859, John McDouall Stuart, journal entry, Third Expedition (In the vicinity of Lake Torrens, Explorations in Australia - The Journals of John McDouall Stuart, Echo Library, 2006, page 57
  The durable, dark-colored wood of the coast myall or mountain brigalow (A. glaucescens) has been likened to that of English walnut.
  1968, Thomas H. Everett, Living Trees of the World, page 185

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