Meaning
A palm whose broad, fan-like leaves are the traditional material for thatching roofs, and for making brooms, baskets, mats, hats, and fish pots. 'Thatch' or 'bull thatch' roofed the old-time huts and market stalls, and cutting thatch leaves and weaving or laying them is a country craft. The palm is a quiet workhorse of rural building and household making.
Examples
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Dem roof di stall wid thatch palm.
They roofed the stall with thatch-palm leaves.
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She mek a broom outta thatch.
She made a broom out of thatch-palm.
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Cut di thatch leaf fi weave di basket.
Cut the thatch-palm leaves to weave the basket.
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Dem thatch di roof wid bull thatch.
They thatched the roof with bull thatch.
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Plait di bull thatch fi mek basket.
Plait the bull thatch to make baskets.
Origin
From 'thatch' (roofing) + 'palm'; the fan palm used for thatch and crafts. See Trash-house, Bankra.
How it’s used
A fan palm used for thatching roofs and making brooms/baskets. See Trash-house, Bankra.