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jackaroos

jackaroos is the plural of jackaroo.

jackaroos is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jackaroo.

Meaning of jackaroo

Noun

jackaroo (plural jackaroos)

  1. (Australia, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.
  2. (Australia) A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
    • But this is the tale of a Jackaroo that came from a foreign strand, / And the fight that he fought with Saltbush Bill, the King of the Overland.1895, A. B. Paterson, Saltbush Bill: The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, page 37

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Questions about jackaroos

What is jackaroos the plural of?
Jackaroos is the plural of jackaroo.

Words near jackaroos in the dictionary

  1. jackaninnies
  2. jackaninny
  3. jackaroo
  4. jackarooed
  5. jackarooing
  6. jackaroos
  7. jackarse
  8. jackarses
  9. jackass
  10. jackass batteries
  11. jackass battery

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