释义 |
packie N.Z. colloq.|ˈpækɪ| [f. pack n.1 + -ie.] = packman 2 b.
1945J. D. Pascoe in N.Z. Geographer I. 20 Next on the list is the ‘packie’—half-cook, half-handyman, always good with horses or mules—who takes blankets and provisions into ‘camp’. 1947P. Newton Wayleggo (1949) 14 The process is repeated, the ‘packie’ moving on again. 1963Weekly News (Auckland) 8 May 39/1 The packie happened to come in that morning for more bread. 1972P. Newton Sheep Thief iv. 31 An old packie by the name of Paddy Roper lost two of his team there. |