mogo

[ moh-goh ]

noun

, Australian.

, plural mo·gos.

1. a stone hatchet used by the Aboriginal peoples.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mogo¹

First recorded in 1815–25, mogo is from the Dharuk word mu-gu

Example Sentences

The use of the ‘mogo,’ or stone-hatchet, distinguishes the barbarous from the ‘civil’ black fellows, who all use iron tomahawks.

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The deception worked, and they agreed to buy Mr. Mogo's property, which he divided into thirty shares of one thousand each.

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Mogo, the messenger, not having started, I send a second postscript.

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I heard from the summit the mogo of a native at work on some tree close by, but saw neither himself nor the smoke of his fire.

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Chief Mogo, the bearer of this and Mr. Jephsons letter, has my orders to remain at Kavallis until you arrive.

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