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单词 quamby
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Definition of quamby in English:

quamby

verbquambying, quambied, quambiesˈkwɒmbi
[no object]Australian dated

  • Lie down, especially in order to sleep.

    the combatants quambied near the battlefield that night
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "Hey for the bush life! Quambying under a tarpaulin, wood fire, mutton, tea and damper!"
    • He stated that some time before the woman happened to be "quambying" in a scrub close by the beach.
    • Everyone 'quambied' like a blackfellow wherever his fancy led him.
    • A squatter on the Werribee River recorded in his diary that the Aborigines were still 'quambying' on his run.
    • The six combatants started for the 'battle-field' on Sunday afternoon, and quambied near the spot that night.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Wuywurung (an Aboriginal language) guwambi 'to sleep'.
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