jumbuck
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jumbuck
First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps ultimately from Kamilaroi dimba (meaning unknown), altered by association with buck 1; borrowed into Australian Pidgin English and thence into other Aboriginal languages
Example Sentences
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And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."
From Time Magazine Archive
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
From Time Magazine Archive
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?
From Saltbush Bill, J. P. by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee; And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!"
From Saltbush Bill, J. P. by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)
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