belyando spew

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Definition von belyando spew im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An illness afflicting shearers, characterized by vomiting after meals. Presumed to have been due to the hard work of shearing bent over in stifling heat

Etymologie

() The Belyando is a river in western Queensland. The expression dates back to at least 1891 in a shearer's song. (Reference: Wannan below.)