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mogo

[ moh-goh ]

/ ˈmoʊ goʊ /

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noun, plural mo·gos.Australian.

a stone hatchet used by the Aboriginal peoples.

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Origin of mogo

First recorded in 1815–25, mogo is from the Dharuk word mu-gu

Words nearby mogo

moggy, Moghul, Mogi das Cruzes, mogilalia, Mogilev, mogo, Mogollon, mogote, mogul, Moguls, mogul skiing

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How to use mogo in a sentence

The use of the ‘mogo,’ or stone-hatchet, distinguishes the barbarous from the ‘civil’ black fellows, who all use iron tomahawks.
Australia, its history and present condition|William Pridden
The deception worked, and they agreed to buy Mr. Mogo's property, which he divided into thirty shares of one thousand each.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley
Mogo, the messenger, not having started, I send a second postscript.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
I heard from the summit the mogo of a native at work on some tree close by, but saw neither himself nor the smoke of his fire.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

Chief Mogo, the bearer of this and Mr. Jephsons letter, has my orders to remain at Kavallis until you arrive.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley