"Belyando spew" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ultimately of Australian Aboriginal derivation; named for the Belyando River of central Queensland. The expression dates from no later 1891, from when it was in use in a shearer′s song. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Belyando spew (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, slang, pathology, obsolete) An illness afflicting shearers, characterised by vomiting after meals and presumed to have been due to the hard work of shearing bent over in stifling heat (though more likely due to a local grass). Tags: Australia, obsolete, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms: Barcoo sickness, Barcoo spew, Barcoo vomit, Burdekin vomit
    Sense id: en-Belyando_spew-en-noun-UmxErLF2 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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