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Boomerang

2 stages from Dharug to English.

Today it means a curved flying stick, traditionally used as a weapon, that can return to the thrower
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Stage 1 of 2
bumarin
Dharug · ancient
"a curved throwing stick"
a curved throwing stick used for hunting by Aboriginal Australians
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boomerang
English · 1820s
"a curved flying throwing stick that can return to the thrower"
adopted directly by British settlers in New South Wales
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