SWAGMAN

Swagman

A swagman is an old Australian and New Zealand term describing an underclass of transient temporary workers, who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying the traditional swag . Also characteristic of swagman attire was a hat strung with corks to ward off flies.

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swagman

Noun

  1. An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.
  2. A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods.


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