wurley
[ wur-lee ]
/ ˈwɜr li /
noun, plural wur·leys, wur·lies. Australian.
an Aborigine's shelter, made of branches and leaves.
a nest, especially a rat's nest.
Origin of wurley
1840–50; < Kaurna (Australian Aboriginal language, now extinct, spoken at the present site of Adelaide), recorded as
wa(d)li
Words nearby wurley
Example sentences from the Web for wurley
They also used to assist me in making a wurley, or breakwind, whenever they shifted camp.
A Source Book Of Australian History |Compiled by Gwendolen H. SwinburneThey also used to assist me in making a wurley or breakwind whenever they shifted camp.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia |William John Wills
British Dictionary definitions for wurley
wurley
wurlie
/ (ˈwɜːlɪ) /
noun
Australian
an Aboriginal hut
Word Origin for wurley
from a native Australian language