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swaggie

British  
/ ˈswæɡɪ /

noun

  1. slang short for swagman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The swaggie did not do any more resisting.

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

Len and the other fellow, a chap called Sam Baker, pegged away up the creek as hard as they could go, but feeling pretty blue about catching the swaggie.

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

She said she would; but a heavy-weight "swaggie" could have come in and sat on her and had a smoke without waking her.

From Over the Sliprails by Lawson, Henry

"Some poor old beggar of a swaggie, I expect," Jim said.

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

"He's certainly not the ordinary swaggie," Norah said slowly.

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

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