Definition of coolamon in English:

coolamon

noun ˈkuːləmən

Australian

An Aboriginal container made of wood or bark, used for holding liquids or goods, or carrying a baby.
a coolamon of water
Example sentencesExamples
- She had decided to follow the walking pad quietly down by Fred's camp to the soakage to get a coolamon of water.
- She came up to him with the coolamon containing the lily roots she had been collecting.
- Traditionally, Aboriginal women carried and cared for their babies in a Coolamon.
- The child will be received into a coolamon that has been used by three generations of one family.
- Bloodwood is good to make coolamons with.
- The Coolamon has been carved from the trunk of a tree.
- He went on to win the prize for the best painted and carved coolamon.
- We see a young mother with her baby in a coolamon, attended by two older women.
- My mother, her name was Little Minnie, put me in the coolamon, and carried me round in the coolamon.
- She let herself drop down next to the clay woman and took the baby out of the coolamon into her arms, rocking it gently.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Kamilaroi (an Aboriginal language) and neighbouring languages gulaman.

词汇	coolamon
释义	Definition of coolamon in English: coolamon noun ˈkuːləmən Australian An Aboriginal container made of wood or bark, used for holding liquids or goods, or carrying a baby. a coolamon of water Example sentencesExamples She had decided to follow the walking pad quietly down by Fred's camp to the soakage to get a coolamon of water. She came up to him with the coolamon containing the lily roots she had been collecting. Traditionally, Aboriginal women carried and cared for their babies in a Coolamon. The child will be received into a coolamon that has been used by three generations of one family. Bloodwood is good to make coolamons with. The Coolamon has been carved from the trunk of a tree. He went on to win the prize for the best painted and carved coolamon. We see a young mother with her baby in a coolamon, attended by two older women. My mother, her name was Little Minnie, put me in the coolamon, and carried me round in the coolamon. She let herself drop down next to the clay woman and took the baby out of the coolamon into her arms, rocking it gently. Origin Mid 19th century: from Kamilaroi (an Aboriginal language) and neighbouring languages gulaman.
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