dowak
/ˈdaʊak
/noun Australian
An Aboriginal weapon in the form of a wooden club pointed at each end: one man caught him by the arm, threatening to strike him with a dowak...
- Now they are on the recent trail of a snake or iguana, a dowak is thrown, and something is secured towards supper.
- A girdle of hair bound about his loins holds his dowak.
- After securing the dowaks, I tried every means to tempt him to come down.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Nyungar (an Aboriginal language).