cooey
Americannoun
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It was getting toward midnight when he returned, to cooey under the boy’s window.
From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by Rahey, L.
No good, or I’d cooey loud enough to bring some of the stones down.
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
We gave a cooey to let those at the station know of our approach, and in another moment old Bob came hurrying out to meet us.
From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles
In a few minutes I heard behind me a distant shout, and immediately afterwards a loud cooey met my ear.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson
A "cooey" is, as its name implies, a call having the sound its orthography indicates; with a prolonged dwelling upon the first syllable, and a sharp determined utterance in its termination.
From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin
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