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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cooey .
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Examples
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On this occasion they remained on the right, while we had dinner on the opposite side, during which time others to whom they cooeyed arrived at their camp, several of whom were loaded with game.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills William Landsborough
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I was cool, and told Sweeney to bring out the revolvers; descended from the tree and got my gun and cooeyed to Pierre and Kennedy, who came running.
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, John Forrest 1882
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Suppose the man was going on to join his companions who had cooeyed to him.
First in the Field A Story of New South Wales George Manville Fenn 1870
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Mark cooeyed, but only made the two blacks shrink back again.
Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain George Manville Fenn 1870
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The natives had left some food cooking, and when I cooeyed they answered, but would not come near.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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They then shouted, and when I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach, they sat down in a row.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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Again I cooeyed, and this time I heard my friends cooey in return.
Adventures in Australia William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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We cooeyed as loudly as we could in the hope that Bob and Toby would hear our voices, but no answer reached us.
Adventures in Australia William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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During the day, I had repeatedly cooeyed as loudly as I could, in the faint hope of attracting the attention of my friends; but no voice responded.
The Bushman — Life in a New Country Edward Wilson Landor 1844
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Smoke arose in all directions from an extensive camp of natives but, although I cooeyed and saw them at a distance, they continued to crouch behind trees and would not approach.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Thomas Mitchell 1823
hernesheir commented on the word cooeyed
Also cooeed.
June 15, 2010