emu-bob
VERB
Australian
Carry out a detailed search of an area.
‘the men form a line and emu-bob through the
waist-high scrub’
with object ‘after emu-bobbing the surroundings for
potential clues, they return along the track’
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Origin
Early 20th century: with allusion to the movements of
an emu bending its neck towards the ground in search of food.
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