COOEE


Meaning of COOEE in English

/kooh"ee/ , n. , v. , cooeed, cooeeing .

n.

1. a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.

v.i.

2. to utter the call "cooee."

[ 1780-90; gu-wi ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .