Ring Barked

Mr Selvey in particular, albeit Gideon Haigh stills stands out for Aussie mine, even if he does lurk behind a paywall these days his recent quote on Punter and Clarke having "ring-barked" us was sublime to this Australian sensibility. l generally bob around on Mouth of the Merseys 99.94 blog which is always a fine place to talk cricket. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In one place a whole forest of gums had been ring-barked, and were just as though they had been painted white, without a leaf or a living thing for miles. ❋ Unknown (1902)

Behind the house a few gum trees in the paddocks lead the eye to where the untouched bush grows thick and sombre in the strength of crowded timber, the bleached trunks of the dead ring-barked trees, where the sunlight plays upon them, gleaming white against the dark purple-blue of the distant foliage. ❋ G. Firth Scott (1900)

I opened [a bottle] of [white wine] and proceeded to watch an [x-rated] video. Of course with a long ring-barked cock or two ❋ Cleverdick2 (2015)