leangle
/lɪˈaŋɡ(ə)l
/noun Australian
An Aboriginal fighting club with a hooked striking head: their weapons are spears, boomerangs, and leangles...
- Those skills included using the war club, called a leangle, although used in a game where players dodged cricket balls thrown by spectators.
- Spectators threw cricket balls from 10 paces, which Dick-a-Dick "dodged" using a parrying shield and leangle.
- He parried the missiles with nothing but a wooden shield and a club called a leangle.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Wemba-wemba and Wuywurung (Aboriginal languages), ultimately from lia 'tooth'.