HUMPY

Humpy

A humpy or gunyah was a small, temporary shelter made from bark and tree branches, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines, with a standing tree usually used as the main support. The word humpy comes from the Jagera language ; other language groups would have different names for the structure.

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humpy

Noun

  1. A hut or temporary shelter made from bark and tree branches, especially for Aborigines.

Adjective

  1. Characterised by humps, uneven.
  2. Muscular; hunky.
  3. Hunched, bent over.
  4. Sulky; irritable.


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