Definition of Jackarao

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Definition of Jackarao

Jackaroo, name given in Australia to a green-horn from England inexperienced in bush life.

- Wikipedia

{ Jack`a*roo" (?), n. Also Jack`e*roo"}. [Jack + kangaroo.] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]

Jack`a*roo", v. i. To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq., Australia]

{ Jack`a*roo" (?), n. Also Jack`e*roo"}. [Jack + kangaroo.] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]

Jack`a*roo", v. i. To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq., Australia]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Australian informal) Young or inexperienced stockman or farm hand.
To work as a jackaroo.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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