| 单词 | poddy-dodging |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoddy-dodging poddy-dodging n. the theft of unbranded calves; calf-rustling. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > cattle-raiding or rustling > stealing of unbranded calves poddy-dodging1919 1919 Bulletin (Sydney) 25 Sept. 22/3 Owing to the rise in price of cattle and the difficulty stations have in branding-up, ‘poddy-dodging’ has become an established trade about Cloncurry (Q.). 1957 R. S. Porteous Brigalow 61 Mick did a bit of poddy-dodging when things were slack... He might lift a few head of cleanskins now and then. 2003 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 6 Sept. (Features) 24 The free settler had scant reason to consider himself a cut above the emancipated convict, especially when so little stood between him and a conviction for poddy-dodging. < as lemmas |
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