单词 | shiralee |
释义 | shiralee Austral. slang.|ʃɪrəˈliː| Also shirallee. [Origin unknown.] A bundle of blankets or personal belongings, a swag (sense 10).
1892G. Parker Round Compass in Australia 49 Let him down easy and slow... Drop in his shirallee and water-bag by him. 1945Baker Austral. Lang. v. 102 A drum..is the equivalent of swag,..shiralee,..or bluey as the tramp's rolled blanket is variously called. 1955D. Niland (title) The shiralee. 1955Times 4 Aug. 9/2 The shiralee is the swag, the burden, the Australian swagman carries. 1974Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 5 May 4/2 The fences, the barns, the houses—they're all gone and I'm out on the road with my shiralee. |

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