Meaning of jumbuck | Babel Free

Definitions

A sheep.

Australia

Examples

“Allan told them all that he thought necessary ; but, as he did not know what jumbucks were, he candidly said so. “Why, sheep, man, sheep! They are jumbucks in this country.””

“Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.”

“You may rip a sheep open whilst watching for the boss's boots or yarning to a pen-mate, and then when you have stuffed the works back into the animal, and put a stitch in the slit, and poked it somewhere with a tar-stick (it doesn′t matter much where) the jumbuck will be all right and just as lively as ever, and turn up next shearing without the ghost of a scratch on its skin.”

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