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mogo

[ moh-goh ]

/ ˈmoʊ goʊ /

noun, plural mo·gos. Australian.

a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.

Words nearby mogo

moggy, moghul, mogi das cruzes, mogilalia, mogilev, mogo, mogollon, mogote, mogul, mogul skiing, moguls

Origin of mogo

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

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Examples from the Web for mogo

Mogo not having yet started I send a second postscript in order to give you the latest news I can.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley
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

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