Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
The metal lead. · A bushman's blanket. · A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag. · A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryHaving a colour similar to blue.
Etymology tree English blue Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bluey From blue + -y.
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