leangle

[ ling-guhl, lee-ang-guhl ]

/ ˈlɪŋ gəl, liˈæŋ gəl /

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noun Australian.

an Aboriginal war club or bludgeon.

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Also langeel, langiel.

Origin of leangle

First recorded in 1865–70; from Wergaia (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the vicinity of Wimmera, Victoria) lieŋgel

Words nearby leangle

lean and hungry look, lean-burn, Leander, leaner, lean-faced, leangle, leaning, Leaning Tower of Pisa, lean on, lean over backwards, leant