nulla-nulla

[ nuhl-uh-nuhl-uh ]

/ ˈnʌl əˈnʌl ə /

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noun Australian.

an Aboriginal club or cudgel for use in hunting and war.

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Origin of nulla-nulla

First recorded in 1830–40, nulla-nulla is from the Dharuk word ŋa-la-ŋa-la

Words nearby nulla-nulla

Nukus, NUL, null, nullah, null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null character, null hypothesis, nulli-, nullification

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How to use nulla-nulla in a sentence

Cras rhoncus, massa ac mollis convallis, dui mauris porta nulla, in fringilla tortor orci sit amet est.
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De ctero nulla omnino in Christianis Gentilium ritu mutatio.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nulla regula firma dari potest de impotentia physiologica senectutis in maribus.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Nicholson advanced from a side-road, which brought him on their right with the nulla flowing between him and them.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts

This cut, or nulla, was crossed by a bridge immediately behind the rebels' position.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
The enemy were already at the edge of the nulla, and preparing to fire, so there was no time to be lost.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for nulla-nulla

nulla-nulla

/ (ˌnʌləˈnʌlə) /

noun

Australian a wooden club used by native Australians

Word Origin for nulla-nulla

from a native Australian language

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