coolamon

Definitions

1. A town in the Coolamon council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
2. A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.
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3. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, Coolamon Shire.

Examples

“Yinti was perishing for a drink⟳ of water. He fell down on the sand, and put⟳ his mouth to the coolamon.”

“Wiradjuri people in New South Wales also built large dams, and then carried fish⟳ and yabbies in coolamons over large distances to stock⟳ the new waterholes.”

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