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swaggie

British  
/ ˈswæɡɪ /

noun

  1. slang short for swagman

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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

The swaggie did not do any more resisting.

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

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

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

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 Bruce, Mary Grant