mogo

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

n.


the stone hatchet of the aboriginesof New South Wales.

1838. T. L. Mitchell, `Three Expeditions,' vol. i. p. 204:

«I heard from the summit the mogo of a native at work on sometree close by.»

1868. W. Carleton, `Australian Nights,' p. 20:

«One mute memorial by his bier,

His mogo, boomerang, and spear.»