| 单词 | cockatoo farm |
| 释义 | > as lemmascockatoo farm (b) In sense 3, as in cockatoo farm, cockatoo farmer, cockatoo squatter, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun] > small farmer wool hat1794 smallholder1800 cockatoo1844 cockatoo farmer1844 cockatooer1852 cocky1868 yardland-holder1890 yardlander1891 minifundista1969 1844 Morning Chron. (Sydney) 13 Mar. In the neighbourhood of Port Fairy, the settlers have been particularly fortunate, and particularly that class denominated ‘cockatoo’ squatters, located on a portion of Mr. Atkinson's survey. 1845 Portland Gaz. 9 Sept. 3/5 It appears that the agreement between these ‘Cockatoo settlers’ and their landlord, was merely verbal. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xliii. 281 The governor is a bigoted agriculturist; he has contracted the cockatoo complaint, I'm afraid. 1897 I. Scott How I stole over 10,000 Sheep i. 7 We'll..get a job on a ‘Cockatoo’ farm somewhere. 1967 A. B. Paterson in C. Semmler World of ‘Banjo’ Paterson 43 D'ye think we were blanked cockatoo selectors! 2003 R. Tremain Colour 98 The barn contained dogs..of the kind cockatoo farmers kept to kill weka and kea and retrieve pigeons. < as lemmas |
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