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womera

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wom⋅er⋅a

[wom-er-uh]
–noun
woomera.

woo⋅mer⋅a

[woom-er-uh]
–noun
a notched stick used by Australian Aborigines to propel spears or darts.
Also, womera.


Origin:
1810–20; < Dharuk wu-ma-ra
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wom·er·a   (wŏm'ər-ə)   
n.  Variant of woomera.
woom·er·a   (wŏŏm'ər-ə)   
n.  A hooked wooden stick used by Aboriginal peoples of Australia for hurling a spear or dart.

[Dharuk wamara.]
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