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单词 shagroon
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shagroon

/ʃəˈɡruːn /
noun NZ historical, chiefly derogatory
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...
  • He was not a shagroon but a banker in Christchurch for several years in the early 1900s.
  • Whalers were followed by the settlers, shagroons and squattocracy.
  • There is a large cave on this point frequented by the old shagroons.

Origin

Mid 19th century: possibly ultimately from Gaelic seachrán 'wandering'.

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