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swagman

(n): an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

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about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

Australia/New Zealand: a man who travels with a swag or bedroll. See also waltzing matilda.

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
--A.B. Paterson, "Waltzing Matilda"

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