cooey
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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
Then the idea came to me of help being at hand, and I was about to cooey and bring Jimmy to my side, but my lips closed and I set my teeth.
From Bunyip Land A Story of Adventure in New Guinea by Browne, Gordon
B. had heard his rifle down the valley, and we now began to "cooey" for him.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson
By the particular cooey, I recognised the same party we had seen in the morning.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
About 11 o'clock a long, loud cooey from the hill of tombs announced that the natives had already overtaken us; but we were under arms immediately and prepared for defence.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
After we had proceeded some miles the cooeys of the natives were heard around us, and we once more expected an attack.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
The rest of the tribe were concealed about, as we heard their cooeys, but no others ventured to appear.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
There, by their cooeys and their looks, they seemed to be very anxious about somebody in the bush beyond the Bogan.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
Although Mr. Brown made the woods echo with his cooeys their inhabitants remained silent and concealed, a circumstance which seemed to distress him very much.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
Early this morning the cooeys of three natives were heard.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
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