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/ˌtravl̩ɪŋ ˈstɒkmən/, /ˌtravlɪŋ ˈstɒkmən/, U.S. /ˌtræv(ə)lɪŋ ˈstɑkmən/, Australian English /ˌtrævl̩ɪŋ ˈstɔkmən/, /ˌtrævlɪŋ ˈstɔkmən/, New Zealand English /ˌtrɛvl̩ɪŋ ˈstɒkmən/, /ˌtrɛvlɪŋ ˈstɒkmən/ Australian and New Zealand. Now chiefly historical.
A stockman who drives cattle, sheep, etc., over long distances; a drover. Cf. travelling stock n., travelling adj. 4.
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1834 J. Lhotsky in Sydney Monitor 11 Oct. 2/2 Here the travelling stockmen remain with their herds for refreshment.
1939 J. W. Collings 8000 Miles by Air 7 A travelling stockman wires to another station, notifying them of his delay.
2013 ‘Peter G’ souvlakiforthesoul.com 25 Apr. (blog, Internet Archive Wayback Machine 27 Apr. 2013) Damper is an Aussie ‘quick bread’ that was made by travelling stockmen in the bush.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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