Definition of Namoi

1. Noun. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.

Exact synonyms: Namoi River
Group relationships: Australia, Commonwealth Of Australia
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Namoi

Nalfon
Nalgene bottle
Nalline
Nam
Nama
Namaka
Namalwa cell
Nambissan
Namboothiri
Namib Desert
Namibia
Namibian
Namibian Sign Language
Namibians
Nammu
Namoi
Namoi River
Nampa
Namtar
Namtaru
Namur
Nan-chang
Nan-ning
Nan Ling
Nan River
Nana
Nanaimo
Nanaimo bar
Nanak

Literary usage of Namoi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Aborigines of Victoria: With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives by Robert Brough Smyth (1878)
"BAIAME " (pronounced like the three words " By-a-me," and in the Wellington district south of the namoi " By-a-my") is the name by which tribes scattered ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... Gwydir, namoi, Castlereagh, Macquarie, and Bogan, after spreading out in spacious marshes, and amid complicated junctions and bifurcations, ..."

3. Excursions and Adventures in New South Wales: With Pictures of Squatting and by John Henderson (1851)
"... on the Mooki—Whirlwinds—Cattle Hunting—Chase of the Emu—The Kangaroo described—Banks of the namoi—Want of Water—The Author's Cattle—A Bad Character. ..."

4. My Experiences in Australia: Being Recollections of a Visit to the by Lady (1860)
"... mirage—Myal tree— Tamworth—The river namoi—A stock-keeper's cottage— Bush hospitality—The tree lizard—Unpleasant visitors—The plague of insects. ..."

5. Queensland, Australia: A Highly Eligible Field for Emigration, and the by John Dunmore Lang (1864)
"The remainder of the month I spent on the namoi, where I had many favourable ... The namoi blacks are useful, and even indispensable members of ..."

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