lowan
[ loh-uhn ]
/ ˈloʊ ən /
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noun
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Origin of lowan
First recorded in 1860–65; from Wemba-Wemba (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Swan Hill, Victoria) lauan
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Example sentences from the Web for lowan
The lowan (Mallee hen, they're mostly called) and talegalla (brush turkey) were thick enough in some of the scrubby corners.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodIn the scrubs to-day Gibson found a Lowan's or scrub pheasant's nest.
I'll run up Lowan, and give her a bit of hay in the calf-pen.'
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for lowan
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