A nocturnal dance held by Aboriginal Australians, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes.
A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid accompaniment to the music of the night
2
A song or chant made for such a festivity.
He reached home, and lived long enough to hear the natives wailing in a Death Corroboree over his late comrade.
3
Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.
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A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid accompaniment to the music of the night
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He reached home, and lived long enough to hear the natives wailing in a Death Corroboree over his late comrade.