| 单词 | to swag it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto swag it a. intransitive. to swag it: to carry one's ‘swag’ or bundle of effects. Also in extended use, to travel as a swagman (up a region). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > as a vagabond or tramp > carrying belongings to swag it1861 to hump (one's, the) bluey1878 to walk (also waltz) Matilda1889 1861 T. McCombie Austral. Sketches 5 The solitary pedestrian, with the whole of his supplies, consisting of a blanket and other necessary articles, strapped across his shoulders—this load is called the ‘swag’, and the mode of travelling, ‘swagging it’. 1883 W. S. Green High Alps N.Z. 247 We would be obliged..to obtain a sheep and ‘swag’ it up the glacier again. 1901 Bull. Reciter (Sydney) 5 And swagging up the long divide that leads to Daybreak Range We came. 1939 J. Pascoe Unclimbed N.Z. 42 We left the hut in auspicious weather to swag up the Mingha riverbed. 1960 ‘A. Carson’ Rose by any Other Name ix. 50 I was swagging my way up to the Northern Territory. < as lemmas |
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