wagga

/ ˈwɒɡə /

noun

1. a blanket or bed covering made out of sacks stitched together

Word History and Origins

Origin of wagga¹

C19: named after Wagga Wagga

Example Sentences

Every now and again a spark would burn through the "Wagga rug" of a sleeping shearer, and he'd wake suddenly and get up and curse.

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Two of them came from Wagga with big reputations, and one from Bathurst.

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Immediately on leaving Wagga we got into the “bush” country, and during the afternoon passed some large stock “stations.”

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He came from Humula, near Wagga, where his people were well-known farmers.

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I recollect seeing him in Wagga when I was a lad, and we took a great interest in his case up the bush; but why am I like him?

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