nulla-nulla

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A club used by Aboriginal Australians for hunting and fighting; a waddy. Australia
    — 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 boys, "What noise is that?"

词形变化

nulla-nullas plural nulla alternative nulla nulla alternative nullah-nullah alternative

词源

Borrowed from Dharug ngalangala.
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