shiraleen.
/ˈʃɪrəliː/, /ʃɪrəˈliː/, U.S. /ˈʃɪrəˌli/, Australian English /ˈʃɪrəliː/ Australian slang.
A bundle of blankets or personal belongings, a swag (sense 10).
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag
cloak-bagc1540
mallet1612
Peter1667
sac de nuit1814
carpet-bag1830
roll-up1831
pikau1836
travelling bag1838
swag1853
suit bag1869
bluey1878
Matilda1889
shiralee1892
port1898
handgrip1915
sea-bag1918
blanket pack1920
weekender1929
valpack1934
weekend bag1946
swag bag1951
1892 G. Parker Round Compass Austral. 49 Let him down easy and slow... Drop in his shirallee and water-bag by him.
1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. v. 102 A drum..is the equivalent of swag,..shiralee,..or bluey as the tramp's rolled blanket is variously called.
1955 D. Niland (title) The shiralee.
1955 Times 4 Aug. 9/2 The shiralee is the swag, the burden, the Australian swagman carries.
1974 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 5 May 4/2 The fences, the barns, the houses—they're all gone and I'm out on the road with my shiralee.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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