gunyah
Americannoun
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an Aboriginal hut or shelter.
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any crude bush hut or shelter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gunyah
First recorded in 1790–1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i
Example Sentences
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Kilbride then crept into the gunyah upon his hands and knees, and found it less dark than he had supposed, the light filtering freely through the leaves and branches.
From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Then he wiped it carefully on his towel, and hung it up inside the gunyah.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
Bowen's answer was to hand his weapon over to Kilbride and to creep into the gunyah on his hands and knees.
From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
But he dozed now, out there in the clear patch where the gunyah stood, free of all thoughts of men and cages.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
As Finn arrived beside the gunyah, Bill appeared at its entrance, yawning and stretching his muscular arms.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
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