warrigal

American  

[wawr-i-guhl] / ˈwɔr ɪ gəl /

noun

1. dingo.

2. any large or ferocious dog.

3. a wild horse.

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adjective

1. wild; ferocious; savage.

warrigal British  

/ ˈwɒrɪɡæl /

noun

1. a dingo

2. another word for brumby

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adjective

1. untamed or wild

Etymology

Origin of warrigal

First recorded in 1840–50, warrigal is from the Dharuk word wa-ri-gal wild dingo

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Example Sentences

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warrigal

The woman lives near a carpet python habitat and forages for native vegetation called warrigal greens to cook.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

The sad marsh-fowl and the lonely owl Are heard in the fog-wreaths grey, When the warrigal wakes, and listens, and takes To the woods that shelter the prey.

From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Henry Kendall

Song of the Dead in the South — in the sun by their skeleton horses, Where the warrigal whimpers and bays through the dust of the sear river-courses.

From Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling

Song of the Dead in the South—in the sun by their skeleton horses, Where the warrigal whimpers and bays through the dust of the sere river-courses.

From The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling

He explained, a moment later, that he could hear howling, such as a "blurry big warrigal" might produce.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton

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