/i>, Gunth.,
and <i>Peltorhamphus novae-zelandiae</i>, Gunth.; in Tasmania,
to <i>Ammotretis rostratus</i>, Gunth., family
<i>Pleuronectidae</i>. <i>Rhombosolea monopus</i> is called
the <i>Flounder</i>, in Tasmania. See also <i>Lemon-Sole</i>.

<hw>Solomon's</hw> Seal, <i>n</i>. Not the Old World plant,
which is of the genus <i>Polygonatum</i>, but the Tasmanian
name for <i>Drymophila cyanocarpa</i>, R. Br.,
<i>N.O. Liliacea</i>; also called Turquoise Berry.

<hw>Sonny</hw>, <i>n</i>. a common nominative of address to any
little boy. In Australia, the word is not infrequently
pronounced as in the quotation. The form of the word came from
America.

1896. A. B. Paterson, `Man from Snowy River,' p. 10:

"But maybe you're only a Johnnie,
And don't know a horse from a hoe?
Weel, weel, don't get angry, my Sonny,
But, really, a young `un should know."

<hw>Sool</hw>, <i>v</i>. Used colloquially--(1) to excite a
dog or set him on; (2) to worry, as of a dog. Common in the
phrase "Sool him, boy!" Shakspeare uses "tarre him on" in the
first sense.

Shakspeare, `King John,' IV. i. 117:

"And like a dog that is compelled to fight,
Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on."

1896. Mrs. Langloh Parker, `Australian Legendary Tales,'
p. 90:

"She went quickly towards her camp, calling softly, `Birree
gougou,' which meant `Sool 'em, sool 'em,' and was the signal
for the dogs to come out."

<hw>Sorrel, Queensland</hw>. See <i>Queensland Sorrel</i>.

<hw>Sour-Gourd</hw>, <i>n</i>. Same as <i>Baobab</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Sour-Plum</hw>, <i>n</i>. the <i>Emu-apple</i>.
See <i>Apple</i>.

<hw>South Australia</hw>, <i>n</i>. the name of a colony,
established in 1836, with Adelaide as its capital. It is not a
good name, for it is not the most southerly colony, and the
"Northern Territory" forms a part of South Australia. Central
Australia would be a better name, but not wholly satisfactory,
for by Central Australia is now meant the central part of the
colony of South Australia. The name <i>Centralia</i> has been
proposed as a change.

<hw>Southern Cross</hw>, <i>n</i>. The constellation of the
Southern Cross is of course visible in places farther north
than Australia, but it has come to be regarded as the
astronomical emblem of Australasia; e.g. the phrase "beneath
the Southern Cross " is common for "in Australia or New
Zealand."

1863. S. Butler, `First Year in Canterbury Settlement,' p. 13:

"Th