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‖ ˈnulla-ˈnulla
Also gnulla-, nullah-, nolla-.
[Native Australian.]
A club of hard wood used as a weapon by the aborigines of Australia.
1838T. L. Mitchell Exped. E. Austral. I. 350 Striking him on the back of the head with a nulla-nulla. 1863Beveridge Gatherings 10 Wherein lay his Nullah-nullah. 1885Mrs. C. Praed Head Station 176 The elder men beat their nulla-nullas, and waved their spears. 1890C. Lumholtz Cannibals 72 The nolla-nolla or club, the warlike weapon of the Australian native most commonly in use. |