mogo

American  

[moh-goh] / ˈmoʊ goʊ /

noun

Australian.

plural

mogos

1. a stone hatchet used by the Aboriginal peoples.

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Etymology

Origin of mogo

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

Example Sentences

They were all clothed in the skins of opossums and each had a bundle of spears, a stone mogo and one basket.

From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Lee, Ida

The man was possessed of the remains of an iron tomahawk, which he had fitted as a mogo, or native axe.

From Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales by Oxley, John

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.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas

This lad made me understand that he wished to have a mogo and I soon found that I could not make a more acceptable present to a native...

From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Lee, Ida

The workmanship of their dresses, their lines and baskets are far from despicable, their mogo or stone axes are such as common at Sydney.

From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Lee, Ida