Meaning & use
Yair
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A fence or enclosure built across a tidal creek or estuary to trap fish, used historically in Australia.
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Remnants of an old Aboriginal fish yair can still be seen at low tide along the river.
Colonial settlers adapted the traditional yair to catch mullet in the estuary.
A note on using this word
A regional Australian term related to 'weir', historically used to describe fish traps built by both Aboriginal peoples and early settlers.
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fish trapweir
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