jackaroo

[jak-uh-roo]

jack·a·roo

[jak-uh-roo] noun, plural jack·a·roos, verb (used without object), jack·a·rooed, jack·a·roo·ing. Australian.
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jackeroo or jackaroo (ˌdʒækəˈruː)
 
n , pl -roos
informal (Austral) a young male management trainee on a sheep or cattle station
 
[C19: from jack1 + (kang)aroo]
 
jackaroo or jackaroo
 
n
 
[C19: from jack1 + (kang)aroo]

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