词组 | jackeroo; jackaroo |
释义 | jackeroo; jackaroo noun an apprentice station hand working on, and learning how to manage, a cattle or sheep station AUSTRALIA, 1845 Origin unknown. Suggestions have been legion, such as: the male name Jack blended with “kangaroo”; a corruption of Johnny Raw; and borrowings from various Australian Aboriginal languages. Originally it was a Queensland word referring to a man living away from settled areas, and so may be referable to a native Queensland language.
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