coolamon
/ˈkuːləmən
/noun Australian
An Aboriginal container made of wood or bark, used for holding liquids or goods, or carrying a baby: a coolamon of water...
- She let herself drop down next to the clay woman and took the baby out of the coolamon into her arms, rocking it gently.
- We see a young mother with her baby in a coolamon, attended by two older women.
- She had decided to follow the walking pad quietly down by Fred's camp to the soakage to get a coolamon of water.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Kamilaroi (an Aboriginal language) and neighbouring languages gulaman.