nullah-nullah
nullah-nullah is the alternative form of nulla-nulla.
Meaning of nulla-nulla
Noun
nulla-nulla (plural nulla-nullas)
- A club used by Aboriginal Australians for hunting and fighting; a waddy.
- When these two men get within hearing distance, they tap two nulla nullas, or other weapons together, and crouch down in the long grass, or among bushes, so as to be out of sight. The bush mob hear the tapping, but pretend they don't know what it is, and say to each other in the presence of the...1897, R.H. Mathews, “The Wandarral of the Richmond and Clarence River Tribes”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, volumes 7-10, page 38
- Synonyms:
- waddy
Forms of nullah-nullah
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Questions about nullah-nullah
- What is nullah-nullah the alternative form of?
- Nullah-nullah is the alternative form of nulla-nulla.
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