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coolamons

coolamons is the plural of coolamon.

Meaning of coolamon

Noun

coolamon (plural coolamons)

  1. (Australia) A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.
    • Yinti was perishing for a drink of water. He fell down on the sand, and put his mouth to the coolamon.1992, Jimmy Pike, Yinti, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 140
    Synonyms:
    pitchi

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Questions about coolamons

What is coolamons the plural of?
Coolamons is the plural of coolamon.

Words near coolamons in the dictionary

  1. coolable
  2. Coolac
  3. Coolagolite
  4. Coolah
  5. coolamon
  6. coolamons
  7. coolamundo
  8. Coolangatta
  9. Coolangubra
  10. coolant
  11. coolants

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