corroboree

• At last they agreed to invite the cockatoo to a great corroboree, and, while he was enjoying himself, to steal the fire. —  Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines
• Almost every evening the blacks would hold a stately corroboree, singing and chanting; the burden of their song being almost invariably myself, my belongings, and my prowess—which latter, I fear, was magnified in the most extravagant manner. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
• The corroboree was, perhaps, the greatest institution known to the blacks, who, obliged to do no real work, as we understand it, simply had to pass the time somehow; and there can be no doubt that, were it not for the constant feuds and consequent incessant wars, the race would greatly deteriorate. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
• A great corroboree was held after the feast, but, with my gorge rising and my brain reeling, I crept to my own humpy and tried to shut out from my mind the shocking inferno I had just been compelled to witness. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
• We remained encamped in this district for about a week, holding continuous corroboree, and each day becoming more and more friendly with our late enemies. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont

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