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1. boomerang, n. View full entry 1827
...An Australian missile weapon: a curved piece of hard wood from two to three feet long, with a sharp edge along the convexity of the curve. It is so made as to...
2. giddea | gidya, n. View full entry 1878
...A species of Acacia (A. homalophylla). Chiefly attrib....
3. hielaman, n. View full entry 1839
...The narrow shield of the Australian aborigines, made of bark or wood (Morris Austral Eng.)....
4. kylie, n. View full entry 1839
...A boomerang....
5. leangle, n. View full entry 1845
...A wooden club bent at the striking end. (Morris Austral Eng.)...
6. mogo, n. View full entry 1798
...An Australian Aboriginal stone hatchet....
7. nulla-nulla, n. View full entry 1798
...A wooden club, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines as a tool for hunting or a weapon for fighting....
8. woomera, n. View full entry 1817
...A throwing-stick used by Australian aboriginals. = throwing-sticka. Also = woomerang...
9. woomerang, n. View full entry 1849
...A missile club used by Australian aboriginals. = throwing-stickb....
