swaggie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"He's certainly not the ordinary swaggie," Norah said slowly.
From A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce
"Some poor old beggar of a swaggie, I expect," Jim said.
From A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce
Norah and I were a bit scared about the swaggie, and wondered what he'd try to do; but Dad only laughed at us.
From A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce
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 Henry Lawson
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 Mary Grant Bruce
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