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yabber stick

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yabber stick
noun Australian English an Aboriginal medium of communication consisting of a piece of wood carved with symbolic patterns, handed from one community to another:
he read the message of the yabber stick with the dignity befitting his position.
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from yabber to chatter.