jackeroo
Americannoun
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jackeroos
plural
verb (used without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jackeroo
1875–80; jack 1 + (kang)aroo; cf. -eroo
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In 1964, he signed up as a ranch hand, known as a jackeroo, after embellishing his abilities on horseback, and was sent to the Kimberley, a vast region in northwestern Australia.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
The trek doesn’t go quite as planned, and Lola takes a job as a jackeroo — the term is explained — at the winery’s nearby sheep farm.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
He was a groom with a place at his master's table; he was a jackeroo who introduced station life into a town.
From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
The jackeroo sighed as he replaced the cork after a very modest sip.
From The Shadow of a Man by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
The jackeroo had appeared on the scene from his own room, to which his sensitive soul ever banished him betimes.
From The Shadow of a Man by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Some are in a wilderness, with fittings to match; others have telephones between homestead and out-stations, the jackeroos dress for dinner, and the station hands are cowed into touching their hats and saying "Sir."
From Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
Several jackeroos, a neighbouring squatter, and a couple of bicycle tourists turned up at Five-Bob that evening, and we had a jovial night.
From My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Three jackeroos, an overseer, and two other young men came in, were introduced to me, and then we began dinner.
From My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
There were bank clerks and young fellows out of offices from Gool-Gool, jackeroos and governesses in great force from neighbouring holdings, and we had a merry time.
From My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
I wouldn't have 'em on Marumbah as jackeroos, at a pound a week.
From Tom Gerrard by Louis Becke
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