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bo·ra [ báwrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Aboriginal initiation rite: in southeastern Australia, a rite carried out by Aboriginals in which youths pass to manhood. The ceremony takes place within a circle of raised ground.

[Mid-19th century. < Aboriginal bor "fur belt worn by initiates"]
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