wagga
- Australian a blanket or bed covering made out of sacks stitched together
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Word Origin
C19: named after Wagga Wagga
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He came from Humula, near Wagga, where his people were well-known farmers.
Trooper Bluegum at the DardanellesOliver Hogue
Two of them came from Wagga with big reputations, and one from Bathurst.
The Sweep WinnerNat Gould
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?
My Lord DukeE. W. Hornung
A Wagga man brought me down poor Czetwertinski's final good-bye, saying that he thought of me to the last.
Under the Red CrescentCharles S. Ryan
However, he eventually made his way down to Wagga, where he opened a school, which turned out very successfully.
Under the Red CrescentCharles S. Ryan