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Term |
Literal meaning |
Period |
Original Usage |
Buster |
Heavy fall from a horse |
c1920 |
Rural, 1878+ |
Cockies |
Farmers |
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Rural, 1871+ |
Damper |
Bushman's bread |
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Rural, 1825+ |
Dinner |
Lunch |
c1915+ |
Drovers, 1911+ |
Dinner camp |
Camp on the road for lunch |
c1915+ |
Drovers, 1925+ |
Dry camp |
Midday dinner camp |
c1915 |
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Going to camp |
Going to bed |
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Drovers, 1843 |
Hard feed |
To feed horses on chaff, instead of putting them out to
graze |
c1915 |
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Moke |
An inferior horse |
c1930 |
Rural, 1863+ |
Monty |
A certainty |
c1930 |
Racecourse, 1894+ |
Tea |
Dinner |
c1915 |
Rural, 1868 |
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