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See also: Wango
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
wango (plural not attested)
- (dated) A boomerang.
- 1840-1841, Edward John Eyre, Expeditions of Discovery in South Australia:
- I once nearly had my arm broken by a wango, whilst standing within a yard of the native who threw it, and looking out purposely for it.
References[edit]
- “wango”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.