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Definition of shagroon in English: shagroonnoun ʃəˈɡruːn NZ derogatory, historical A settler in Canterbury who came from a place other than Britain, typically one from Australia. the influx of shagroons broke down the logically contrived land system Example sentencesExamples - One of the visitors seemed to delight in the soubriquet of "Shagroon".
- Australian shagroons and "Canterbury pilgrims" alike responded to the opportunity.
- Whalers were followed by the settlers, shagroons and squattocracy.
- There is a large cave on this point frequented by the old shagroons.
- He was not a shagroon but a banker in Christchurch for several years in the early 1900s.
- I think that very many of the Canterbury Pilgrims, and many also of the Nelson Shagroons, may be expected to exchange visits next year.
- Happily for the mutual advantage of both "Shagroons" and "Pilgrims" the predictions of the former were not verified.
- In those early days the Canterbury province was said to be peopled by pilgrims, prophets, and "shagroons".
- The grazing lands attracted Australian pastoralists called Shagroons who were contemptuous of the Canterbury Pilgrims.
- There were numbers of careless, free-and-easy, undisciplined shagroons.
Origin Mid 19th century: possibly ultimately from Gaelic seachrán 'wandering'. |