Murrumbidgeen.

Brit.

/mʌrəmˈbɪdʒiː/, U.S.

/ˌmərəmˈbɪdʒi/, Australian English

/mʌrəmˈbɪdʒi/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Murrumbidgee.

Etymology: < the name of the river Murrumbidgee in southern New South Wales, Australia.

Australian.

I. Compounds.

1. slang.

a. Murrumbidgee whaling n. fishing with a hook and twine; the activity of a Murrumbidgee whaler (sense 1b). rare.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with line

lining1833

line-fishing1848

longlining1858

hand-lining1868

Murrumbidgee whaling1873

night-lining1894

1873 J. C. F. Johnson Christmas on Carringa 16 Men when on the tramp through the Riverina country often carry a piece of twine and a hook to catch cod or black-fish. This is termed Murrumbidgee Whaling.

1912 ‘Ironbark’ Ironbark Splinters 45 The stations gives no ‘pints o' dust’, Nor sugar, beef, nor tea, An' Murrumbidgee-whalin' ain't The game it used to be.

b. Murrumbidgee whaler n. a swagman who camps and fishes in the region of the Murrumbidgee River (sometimes used as the type of an indolent person).

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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp

harlot?c1225

raikera1400

vacabond1404

vagrant1444

gangrela1450

briber?c1475

palliard1484

vagabondc1485

rogue1489

wavenger1493

hermit1495

gaberlunzie1508

knight of the field1508

loiterer1530

straggler1530

runagate1534

ruffler1535

hedge-creeper1548

Abraham man1567

cursitor1567

runner1567

walker1567

tinker1575

traveller1598

Tartar1602

stravagant1606

wagand1614

Circumcellion1623

meechera1625

hedge-bird1631

gaberlunzie man1649

tramp1664

stroller1681

jockey1685

bird of passage1717

randy1724

tramper1760

stalko1804

vagabondager1813

rintherout1814

piker1838

pikey1838

beachcomber1840

roadster1851

vagabondizer1860

roustabout1862

bum1864

migratory1866

potter1867

sundowner1868

vag1868

walkabout1872

transient1877

Murrumbidgee whaler1878

rouster1882

run-the-hedge1882

whaler1883

shaughraun1884

heather-cat1886

hobo1889

tussocker1889

gay cat1893

overlander1898

stake-man1899

stiff1899

bindle-stiff1900

dingbat1902

stew-bum1902

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

skipper1925

Strandlooper1927

knight of the road1928

hobohemian1936

plain turkey1955

scrub turkey1955

derro1963

jakey1988

crusty1990

1878 ‘Ironbark’ Southerly Busters 177 Murrumbidgee whalers are a class of loafers who work for about six months in the year—i.e., during shearing and harvest, and camp the rest of the time in bends of rivers, and live by fishing and begging.

1885 Australasian Printers' Keepsake 72 [He] eyed Bob very suspiciously, muttering ‘spieler’ and ‘Murrumbidgee whaler’.

1953 A. Russell Murray Walkabout 147 He was a ‘Murrumbidgee whaler’, the river prototype of the tramping sundowner.

1969 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 2 Nov. 34/1 The so-called Murrumbidgee whalers roamed the inland rivers, particularly for about 50 years from the 1880s, and caught cod which they sold to hotels and farms.

1983 A. F. Howells Against Stream 60 There were still a number of the old-time Murrumbidgee whalers scattered along the river.

2. slang. Murrumbidgee jam n. a paste made of brown sugar and cold tea.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > preserve > [noun] > jam

strawberry jam1523

raspberry jam1719

jam1736

strawberry1890

Murrumbidgee jam1901

1901 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Sept. 16/4 ‘Murrumbidgee jam’ consists of brown sugar muddled up with cold tea... It is also called Whaler's Delight.

1920 Bulletin (Sydney) 24 June 22/3 ‘Murrumbidgee jam’—brown sugar made into a thick paste by mixing it with cold tea..was also well known as Whalers' Delight.

1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 52 Murrumbidgee jam, brown sugar moistened with cold tea and spread on damper.

II. Simple uses.

3. A gambling game played with dice, similar to craps.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > other dice games

rafflec1405

passagec1425

treygobet1426

mumchance1528

trey-trip1564

lots?1577

novum?1577

fox-mine-host1622

in and in1630

merry main1664

snake1688

pass-dice1753

chicken hazard1781

Shaking in the Shallow1795

sequin hazard1825

chuck-a-luck1836

Newmarket1837

chicken1849

poker dice1870

under and over1890

sweat1894

crown and anchor1902

Murrumbidgee1917

beetle1936

liar dice1946

Yahtzee1957

1917 Bk. of Ballarat 41 Producing a dice-box, he invites all and sundry to ‘have a go at the good old game of Murrumbidgee’.

1941 D. O'Callaghan Long Life Reminisc. 5 He experienced..the sly-grog shops and the two-up and the Murrumbidgee rings.

1982 P. Adam Smith Shearers 280 They broke down their cut-out cheque playing local variants of Crap called Yankee Grab, Murrumbidgee and Sevens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	murrumbidgee
释义	Murrumbidgeen. Brit. /mʌrəmˈbɪdʒiː/, U.S. /ˌmərəmˈbɪdʒi/, Australian English /mʌrəmˈbɪdʒi/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Murrumbidgee. Etymology: < the name of the river Murrumbidgee in southern New South Wales, Australia. Australian. I. Compounds. 1. slang. a. Murrumbidgee whaling n. fishing with a hook and twine; the activity of a Murrumbidgee whaler (sense 1b). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with line lining1833 line-fishing1848 longlining1858 hand-lining1868 Murrumbidgee whaling1873 night-lining1894 1873 J. C. F. Johnson Christmas on Carringa 16 Men when on the tramp through the Riverina country often carry a piece of twine and a hook to catch cod or black-fish. This is termed Murrumbidgee Whaling. 1912 ‘Ironbark’ Ironbark Splinters 45 The stations gives no ‘pints o' dust’, Nor sugar, beef, nor tea, An' Murrumbidgee-whalin' ain't The game it used to be. b. Murrumbidgee whaler n. a swagman who camps and fishes in the region of the Murrumbidgee River (sometimes used as the type of an indolent person). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp harlot?c1225 raikera1400 vacabond1404 vagrant1444 gangrela1450 briber?c1475 palliard1484 vagabondc1485 rogue1489 wavenger1493 hermit1495 gaberlunzie1508 knight of the field1508 loiterer1530 straggler1530 runagate1534 ruffler1535 hedge-creeper1548 Abraham man1567 cursitor1567 runner1567 walker1567 tinker1575 traveller1598 Tartar1602 stravagant1606 wagand1614 Circumcellion1623 meechera1625 hedge-bird1631 gaberlunzie man1649 tramp1664 stroller1681 jockey1685 bird of passage1717 randy1724 tramper1760 stalko1804 vagabondager1813 rintherout1814 piker1838 pikey1838 beachcomber1840 roadster1851 vagabondizer1860 roustabout1862 bum1864 migratory1866 potter1867 sundowner1868 vag1868 walkabout1872 transient1877 Murrumbidgee whaler1878 rouster1882 run-the-hedge1882 whaler1883 shaughraun1884 heather-cat1886 hobo1889 tussocker1889 gay cat1893 overlander1898 stake-man1899 stiff1899 bindle-stiff1900 dingbat1902 stew-bum1902 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 skipper1925 Strandlooper1927 knight of the road1928 hobohemian1936 plain turkey1955 scrub turkey1955 derro1963 jakey1988 crusty1990 1878 ‘Ironbark’ Southerly Busters 177 Murrumbidgee whalers are a class of loafers who work for about six months in the year—i.e., during shearing and harvest, and camp the rest of the time in bends of rivers, and live by fishing and begging. 1885 Australasian Printers' Keepsake 72 [He] eyed Bob very suspiciously, muttering ‘spieler’ and ‘Murrumbidgee whaler’. 1953 A. Russell Murray Walkabout 147 He was a ‘Murrumbidgee whaler’, the river prototype of the tramping sundowner. 1969 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 2 Nov. 34/1 The so-called Murrumbidgee whalers roamed the inland rivers, particularly for about 50 years from the 1880s, and caught cod which they sold to hotels and farms. 1983 A. F. Howells Against Stream 60 There were still a number of the old-time Murrumbidgee whalers scattered along the river. 2. slang. Murrumbidgee jam n. a paste made of brown sugar and cold tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > preserve > [noun] > jam strawberry jam1523 raspberry jam1719 jam1736 strawberry1890 Murrumbidgee jam1901 1901 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Sept. 16/4 ‘Murrumbidgee jam’ consists of brown sugar muddled up with cold tea... It is also called Whaler's Delight. 1920 Bulletin (Sydney) 24 June 22/3 ‘Murrumbidgee jam’—brown sugar made into a thick paste by mixing it with cold tea..was also well known as Whalers' Delight. 1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 52 Murrumbidgee jam, brown sugar moistened with cold tea and spread on damper. II. Simple uses. 3. A gambling game played with dice, similar to craps. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > other dice games rafflec1405 passagec1425 treygobet1426 mumchance1528 trey-trip1564 lots?1577 novum?1577 fox-mine-host1622 in and in1630 merry main1664 snake1688 pass-dice1753 chicken hazard1781 Shaking in the Shallow1795 sequin hazard1825 chuck-a-luck1836 Newmarket1837 chicken1849 poker dice1870 under and over1890 sweat1894 crown and anchor1902 Murrumbidgee1917 beetle1936 liar dice1946 Yahtzee1957 1917 Bk. of Ballarat 41 Producing a dice-box, he invites all and sundry to ‘have a go at the good old game of Murrumbidgee’. 1941 D. O'Callaghan Long Life Reminisc. 5 He experienced..the sly-grog shops and the two-up and the Murrumbidgee rings. 1982 P. Adam Smith Shearers 280 They broke down their cut-out cheque playing local variants of Crap called Yankee Grab, Murrumbidgee and Sevens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1873
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