waddie

"waddie" of the Australian aboriginal; but with these they can do quite enough damage to deter all but the reckless from visiting their chosen haunts.

Adventures in Many Lands Various

Being a mile or two ahead of our party in a thick brush, I came suddenly upon three men; two ran off with the greatest speed; the third, who was older and a little lame, first threw his firestick at me, and next (seeing me still advance) a waddie, but with such agitation, that though not more than a dozen paces distant, he missed both me and my horse.

Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales 2003

She sat at a table with Xavier and Jasper Fant, the skinny little waddie from upriver.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

She sat at a table with Xavier and Jasper Fant, the skinny little waddie from upriver.

Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985

She sat at a table with Xavier and Jasper Fant, the skinny little waddie from upriver.

Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985

She sat at a table with Xavier and Jasper Fant, the skinny little waddie from upriver.

Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985

Their weapons of defence are the spear and waddie; the former is about twelve feet long, and as thick as the little finger of a man; the tea-tree supplies them with this matchless weapon; they harden one end, which is very sharply pointed, by burning and filing it with a flint prepared for the purpose.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 368, May 2, 1829 Various

Cytherea, an enormous waddie, which could have been wielded only by a powerful arm, nets and various instruments for fishing, in their deserted camp.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830

These field engagements have a lot of down time, and I spent a lot of time sitting in the sand above a waddie, reading paperbacks, including

Wired Campus 2010

These field engagements have a lot of down time, and I spent a lot of time sitting in the sand above a waddie, reading paperbacks, including

Wired Campus 2010