| 释义 |
jillaroo Austral.|dʒɪləˈruː|
Also jilleroo.
[Jocular formation from jackaroo n.]
A female station-hand. So as v. intr., to work as a jillaroo.
1945Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 62 The past few years have given us a variant [of jackeroo] in jillaroo, a female station-hand.., especially used during World War No. 2 for a Land Girl. 1945Salt 26 Feb. 16/1 Miss Garraty is our new ‘jilleroo’. 1964Pix 22 Aug. 41 Dr. Davies said Pix should have called Miss Lukis a jenniroo or jennyroo. That might be all right for West Australians but the word used in the Eastern States is jillaroo. 1969Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Aug. 7/3 A part-time model, jilleroo and cattle judge was named the top under-21 Rural Youth member yesterday. 1970Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 28 June 6/2 Isabel has been jillarooing all over Australia for the last four years. |