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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Finn carried this fat kill back to his den, and feasted right royally that night for the first time since he was expelled from the purlieus of the gunyah and the easy-going old life.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
With a desperate effort she drew back her fore-legs a little, raising herself almost into a sitting position against the side of the gunyah.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
Some young gins stood by a gunyah, and he saw one of the horsemen point to them, and turn and say something to his companions.
From Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush by Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) Spence
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
As he reached the end of the gunyah, a kind of roar burst from his swelling chest and, in that instant, the two dingoes flung themselves forward in flight, Finn after them.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
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