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单词 weet-weet
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Definition of weet-weet in English:

weet-weet

noun ˈwiːtwiːt
Australian
  • An Aboriginal throwing weapon consisting of a flexible handle with a wooden or bone knob at the end.

    he was astounded by their skill in throwing the boomerang and the weet-weet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Before I saw Australia I had never heard of the weet-weet at all.
    • The distance to which the weet-weet can be thrown is truly astonishing.
    • He instanced their invention of the boomerang and the weet-weet as evidences of their brightness.
    • They are taught how to throw bundies, boomerangs and weet-weets.
    • I had made enquiries respecting the weet-weet, and had asked one of the Aborigines to make me one.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Wuywurung (an Aboriginal language) wij-wij.

 
 
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