English

Noun

she-oak ‎(plural she-oaks)

1. (Australia) Any of various trees and shrubs of the family Casuarinaceae growing in Australasia and parts of Asia.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 96:

     When she swung the belt again he crossed his fingers for her and screwed up his face in sympathy when it caught, in mid-air, on a branch of a big old she-oak that hung above the falls.

2. (Australia slang, now rare) Beer.