cooey
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The parting was long and loving, and then Harry recalled Jock Summers with a loud cooey.
From The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy by Dyson, Edward
I endeavoured to make him cooey to them, or call them, but they made off, setting fire to the grass.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
We heard a cooey when we were within a mile of the place, and guessed it was a fellow on the watch.
From A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
In a few moments we heard a faint "cooey" in reply, and started in that direction.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson
Some gentlemen, on a visit to a London theatre, to draw the attention of their friends in an opposite box, called out cooey; a voice, in the gallery, answered—"Botany Bay!"
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John
It was noon before the girls heard the cooeys uttered by the searching-party, which proved that the children had not yet been discovered.
From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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
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
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
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