wurley

[ wur-lee ]

noun

, Australian.

, plural wur·leys, wur·lies.

1. an Aboriginal person's shelter, made of branches and leaves.
2. a nest, especially a rat's nest.

wurley

/ ˈwɜːlɪ /

noun

1. an Aboriginal hut

Word History and Origins

Origin of wurley¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from Kaurna (an Australian Aboriginal language, now extinct, spoken at the present site of Adelaide), recorded as wa(d)li

Word History and Origins

Origin of wurley¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

They also used to assist me in making a wurley or breakwind whenever they shifted camp.

From Project Gutenberg

They also used to assist me in making a wurley, or breakwind, whenever they shifted camp.

From Project Gutenberg