gweeon

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a stone tomahawk of the aborigines. Gweh-un, in Mukthang language, Gippsland. Apparently aremnant of a term occurring along the east side of Australia; Burgoin, New South Wales; bulgoon and balgon, Burdekin River, Queensland; related to balgoungo, to chop.