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boss cocky
noun- an owner of a rural property who employs labour AUSTRALIA, 1879
- So he decided he wanted to be the boss cocky, the man who strolled up and down the lines of stooping shearers to watch the fleeces he owned being stripped away by that smooth, flawless motion. — Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds, p. 230, 1977
- a self-important person in authority; one who lords it over others AUSTRALIA, 1902
- But let me make it very clear indeed to you, Mrs Jacquard. I am the boss cocky here. I set high standards and they have to be met. — Keith Hetherington, Patrick, p. 15, 1978
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