jumbuck

[juhm-buhk]

noun

Australian.

1. a sheep.

jumbuck

/ ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk /

noun

1. archaic,  an informal word for sheep

Word History and Origins

Origin of jumbuck¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jumbuck¹

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.

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And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."

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Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?

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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!"

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Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?

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