Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long pole used by cattlemen in Australia for casting a rope over an animal's head.
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Examples
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Anyhow, he began to hammer the colt with a roping-pole, and as the yard was that high that no beast could jump it he had him at his mercy.
Robbery Under Arms 2004
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Anyhow, he began to hammer the colt with a roping-pole, and as the yard was that high that no beast could jump it he had him at his mercy.
Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870
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