walk-about
⇨ walkabout; walk-about
noun a journey on foot taken by an Aboriginal, especially when withdrawing from white society for a period
AUSTRALIA, 1910.
► go walkabout1. (of an aboriginal) to go on a walkabout
AUSTRALIA, 1927.
2. (of a person) to go off somewhere else
AUSTRALIA, 1969.
3. (of an important person) to make an informal tour on foot. Variants include 'do a walkabout'
UK, 1984