JACKEROO

Noun

jackeroo (plural jackeroos)

Alternative spelling of jackaroo

Verb

jackeroo (third-person singular simple present jackeroos, present participle jackerooing, simple past and past participle jackerooed)

Alternative spelling of jackaroo

Source: Wiktionary


Jack`a*roo", n. Also Jack`e*roo". [Jack + kangaroo.]

Definition: A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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