gunyah
Americannoun
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an Aboriginal hut or shelter.
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any crude bush hut or shelter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gunyah
First recorded in 1790–1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i
Example Sentences
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He slept a little farther from the gunyah now, and relied almost entirely upon his own hunting for food.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
The only other sign of Stingaree was a hank of rope flung carelessly across the gunyah roof.
From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
I have made myself a bark gunyah, and for the present that is my home, Nic.”
From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by L. Rahey
A quarter of an hour after that, Finn lay down beside the ashes of the fire before the gunyah, his kill between his fore-legs.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
Get me that rope that's slung over the gunyah.
From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
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