jackaroo

Jack`a*roo", v. i. Defn: To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq., Australia] Jack`a*roo", n. Also Jack`e*roo". [Jack + kangaroo.] Defn: A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]

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