Meanings
plural tuckerbags
- AustraliaA traditional bag for carrying food (tucker), often a pouch with a drawstring.
‘I had to keep going; had to keep the tucker-bags filled somehow.’
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 2431 more example
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. And he said as he put him away in the tucker bag `You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me!'
1895, “Waltzing Matilda”, Banjo Paterson (lyrics)
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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