quamby
/ˈkwɒmbi
/verb (quambies, quambying, quambied) [no object] Australian dated
Lie down, especially in order to sleep: the combatants quambied near the battlefield that night...
- The six combatants started for the 'battle-field' on Sunday afternoon, and quambied near the spot that night.
- Everyone 'quambied' like a blackfellow wherever his fancy led him.
- "Hey for the bush life! Quambying under a tarpaulin, wood fire, mutton, tea and damper!"
Origin
Early 19th century: from Wuywurung (an Aboriginal language) guwambi 'to sleep'.