1885. R. M. Praed, `Australian Life,' p. 23:

"Certain stout young gins or lubras, set apart for the purpose,
were sacrificed."

<hw>Ginger, Native</hw>, <i>n.</i> an Australian tree,
<i>Alpinia caerulea</i>, Benth., <i>N.O. Scitamineae</i>.
The globular fruit is eaten by the natives.

1890. C. Lumholtz, `Among Cannibals,' p. 296:

"Fresh green leaves, especially of the so-called native ginger
(<i>Alpinia caerulea</i>)."

<hw>Give Best</hw>, <i>v</i>. Australian slang, meaning to
acknowledge superiority, or to give up trying at anything.

1883. Keighley, `Who are You?' p. 87:

"But then--the fact had better be confessed, I went to work
and gave the schooling best."

1887. J. Farrell, `How he Died,' p. 80:

"Charley gave life best and died of grief."

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Miner's Right,' c. xviii. p. 174:

"It's not like an Englishman to jack up and give these fellows
best."

<hw>Globe-fish</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given to the fish
<i>Tetrodon hamiltoni</i>, Richards., family
<i>Gymnodontes</i>. The <i>Spiny Globe-fish</i> is
<i>Diodon</i>. These are also called <i>Toad-fish</i> (q.v.),
and <i>Porcupine-fish</i> (q.v.). The name is applied to other
fish elsewhere.

<hw>Glory Flower</hw>, or <hw>Glory Pea</hw>,
i.q. <i>Clianthus</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Glory Pea</hw>, i.q. <i>Clianthus</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Glucking-bird</hw>, <i>n.</i> a bird so named by
Leichhardt, but not identified. Probably the <i>Boobook</i>
(q.v.), and see its quotation 1827; see also under
<i>Mopoke</i> quotation, <i>Owl</i>, 1846.

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 23:

"The musical note of an unknown bird, sounding like `gluck
gluck' frequently repeated, and ending in a shake . . . are
heard from the neighbourhood of the scrub."

Ibid. p. 29:

"The glucking bird--by which name, in consequence of its note,
the bird may be distinguished--was heard through the night."

Ibid. p. 47:

"The glucking-bird and the barking owl were heard throughout
the moonlight nights."

Ibid. pp. 398, 399:

"During the night, we heard the well-known note of what we
called the `Glucking bird,' when we first met with it in the
Cypress-pine country at the early part of our expedition. Its
re-appearance with the Cypress-pine corroborated my supposition,
that the bird lived on the seeds of that tree."

<hw>Glue-pot</hw>, <i>n.</i> part of a road so bad that the
coach or buggy sticks in it.

1892. `Daily News,' London (exac