- sundowner
- noun Date: 1868 1. [from his habit of arriving at a place where he hopes to obtain food and lodging too late to do any work] Australian hobo, tramp 2. chiefly British a drink taken at sundown
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Sundowner — Sun down er, n. A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; so called from his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and a bed, when it is too late to work; called also {traveler} and {swagman} (but not all swagmen are sundowners) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sundowner — /ˈsʌndaʊnə / (say sundownuh) noun 1. Australian History a swagman who arrives at a homestead at nightfall, too late for work, but obtains shelter for the night: *Never must the doors of your house be shut; all you had you were expected to share… …
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