smeller out en · NOUN
Meanings
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One who smells out something; one adept at smelling out.
Chalba proved to be a great ‘smeller out’ of yams, an expert in the finding of any edible root or bulb or fruit or vegetable, or of wildfowl eggs.
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smellers out | Number=Plur | lexicographic |