tar boy

noun

Australian and NZ informal a boy who applies tar to the skin of sheep cut during shearing

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I can see her now, when she come along the board and sang out for the tar-boy all on her own account.
The Boss of Taroomba
E. W. Hornung

tar boy

Examples from the Web for tar boy

Historical Examples

I can see her now, when she come along the board and sang out for the tar-boy all on her own account.