| 单词 | moleskin squatter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoleskin squatter moleskin squatter n. Australian and New Zealand slang (now rare) a person engaged in sheep farming, etc., on a small scale. ΚΠ 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 40 Among other terms we have derived from farm life and sheep stations are moleskin squatter, ‘a working man who has come to own a small sheep run.’ a1948 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs (1951) 387 Moleskin squatter... A correspondent writes: ‘The last time I heard it was when the Government cut up Cheviot in 1893... Since then m.ss. have become too numerous to attract attention.’ < as lemmas |
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