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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