Gidgee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɪd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gidgee is a noun meaning (Australia) Any of various trees of the genus Acacia, especially Acacia cambagei.
Meaning
(Australia) Any of various trees of the genus Acacia, especially Acacia cambagei.
More Meanings
- (Western Australia) A type of long spear.
Example Sentences
I take up the shovel and hold it aloft like a gidgee, but the centipede has disappeared.
The locals fished by herding fish into the sandy shallows and spearing them with their gidgees.
Acacia homalophylla, A. Cunn., B. Fl., ii., 383. "Curly or Narrow-leaved Yarran." A "Myall." Called also "Gidgee."
Since my early days of droving the years have taken toll, / But I somehow miss my swag wrap by a fire of gidgee coal.
Word Forms
- gidgees
- gidgea
- gidyea
- gidgie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wodgil, mulga, witchety, acacia, brigalow, myall.
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