jumbuck
[ juhm-buhk ]
nounAustralian.
a sheep.
Origin of jumbuck
1First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps ultimately from Kamilaroi dimba (meaning unknown), altered by association with buck1; borrowed into Australian Pidgin English and thence into other Aboriginal languages
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British Dictionary definitions for jumbuck
jumbuck
/ (ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk) /
noun
Australian archaic an informal word for sheep
Origin of jumbuck
1C19: from a native Australian language
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