nulla-nulla

[ nuhl-uh-nuhl-uh ]

/ ˈnʌl əˈnʌl ə /

noun Australian.

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

Nearby words

null character, null hypothesis, null method, null sequence, null-space, nulla-nulla, nullah, nullarbor plain, nulli secundus, nulli-, nullification

Origin of nulla-nulla

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

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Examples from the Web for nulla-nulla

Nulla-nulla, nul′a-nul′a, n. an Australian's hard-wood club.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
To strangers whom Cassowary has never loved and would now assault with spear and nulla-nulla, they apologise.
Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield
He tests the soul's strength and skill by making him throw a nulla-nulla.
Magic and Religion|Andrew Lang
He then threw a club, or nulla-nulla, to the foot of the tree, and ascended to the highest branch.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

Shanter shook his head and tucked his nulla-nulla in his waistband again, laughing silently all the time.
The Dingo Boys|G. Manville Fenn

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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