corrobboree
- a variation of corroboree.
Example Sentences
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Sargen' say—'You go corrobboree dance along that fella.'
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
Each determined to outdo the other in the quaintness and brightness of their painting for the corrobboree.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)
This was a grand corrobboree, arranged for amongst themselves by surrounding tribes, including the still considerable tribe of the River Goulburn.
From Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria by Westgarth, William
Bootoolgah had warned Goonur that they must only be spectators, and take no active part in the corrobboree, as they had to guard their combee.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)
Their enjoyments consisted of games with a kind of ball, and mock-fights, but especially in a wild dance they called the corrobboree.
From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander
