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message stick

noun

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  1. A piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian…

    A piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian aborigines to communicate messages between different clans and language groups.

    • ‘This one-man white-feller name Tommy,’ explained Davey. ‘He wantem sell you message-stick.’ Message-sticks did not particularly interest me, but Tommy’s beseeching grin as he thrust out the stick won the day, or rather the tobacco.

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