Corroboree

Definitions

1. A nocturnal dance held by Aboriginal Australians, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes.
2. A song or chant made for such a festivity.
3. Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

Equivalents

Examples

“A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat⟳ of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid accompaniment to the music of the night”

“He reached home, and lived long enough to hear⟳ the natives wailing in a Death Corroboree over his late comrade.”

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