kylie
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kylie
First recorded in 1830–40, kylie is from the Nyungar word karli
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Just before leaving, we had an opportunity of seeing a native lad throw a boomerang—or kylie, as they are called here.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
One of the kylies was broken against a tree, but most of the others flew with unerring precision.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
Then we drove up to the cricket-ground to see them throw their boomerangs or kylies, which they did very cleverly.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
There were also numerous specimens of kylies, and curious message-sticks about ten or twelve inches long, made from the thigh-bone of the kangaroo, and sharply pointed at one end.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
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