Cooee
[ku:i]
Definition
(n.) A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
Typist: Winfred
Definition
n. the signal-call of the native Australians in the bush.—v.i. to make such.
Checker: Scott
Examples
- One was the fact that his father should, according to his account, cry 'Cooee! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But 'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The second is that the murdered man was heard to cry 'Cooee! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Coroner: I understand that the cry of 'Cooee' was a common signal between you and your father? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- What of this 'Cooee! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- When about a hundred yards from the pool I heard a cry of Cooee! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Scott