bluey
Origin of bluey
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How to use bluey in a sentence
At length "bluey's" promise to "square up in a day or so" was accepted, under protest, and the customer departed.
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnThey just made up their swags and "humped the bluey" for the coast.
"Over There" with the Australians | R. Hugh KnyvettHumped our blues serenely.To hump bluey is to carry ones swag, and the name bluey comes from the blue blankets.
The Old Bush Songs | A. B. PatersonThat's what bluey Batcheldor said the other day when he came in and wanted to borrow a hundred dollars on his personal note.
Shavings | Joseph C. LincolnOnce I made a mouse-trap of a beautiful large sheet of bluey paper, and it turned out to be an order come down to papa.
The Two Sides of the Shield | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for bluey (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbluːɪ) /
a blanket
a swagman's bundle
hump bluey or hump one's bluey to carry one's bundle; tramp
slang a variant of blue (def. 13)
a cattle dog
a red-headed person
Origin of bluey
1British Dictionary definitions for Bluey (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbluːɪ) /
a variant of Blue
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