nulla-nulla

American  

[nuhl-uh-nuhl-uh] / ˈnʌl əˈnʌl ə /

noun

Australian.

1. an Aboriginal club or cudgel for use in hunting and war.

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nulla-nulla British  

/ ˌnʌləˈnʌlə /

noun

1. a wooden club used by native Australians

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Etymology

Origin of nulla-nulla

First recorded in 1830–40, nulla-nulla is from the Dharuk word ŋa-la-ŋa-la

Example Sentences

Hunting spears were slung from a rafter and Gulpilil kept a wooden Indigenous fighting club known as a nulla-nulla for self-protection.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

“Coo-ee!” came in answer, and Black Jack rushed forward in a series of bounds, nulla-nulla in one hand, boomerang in the other.

From King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale by Greene, J. B.

He made a small bundle, and going to an isolated pool in the rocks in which were small fish he beat the leaves with a nulla-nulla, dipping the bruised mass frequently in the water.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

Shanter shook his head and tucked his nulla-nulla in his waistband again, laughing silently all the time.

From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)

But as they came nearer they saw him hurl either his boomerang or nulla-nulla, and a small kangaroo fell over, kicking, on its side.

From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)