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jumbuck

[ juhm-buhk ]
/ ˈdʒʌm bʌk /
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noun Australian.
a sheep.
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Origin of jumbuck

First 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

Words nearby jumbuck

jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumboize, jumbo jet, jumbuck, Jumna, jump, jump all over someone, jump at, jump bail
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British Dictionary definitions for jumbuck

jumbuck
/ (ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk) /
noun
Australian archaic an informal word for sheep

Word Origin for jumbuck

C19: from a native Australian language
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