jackeroo
1 of 2noun
jack·e·roo
ˌjakəˈrü
plural -s
Australia
: a green hand working as an apprentice on a sheep ranch
jackeroo
2 of 2intransitive verb
jack·e·roo
"
jackerooed; jackerooed; jackerooing; jackeroos
Australia
: to work as a jackeroo
Word History
Etymology
Noun
alteration of jackaroo, from jack entry 1 + -aroo (as in kangaroo)
- closing (off)
- closing costs
- closing down
- closing entry
- closing error
- closing in
- closing in (on)
- closing in on
- closing layer
- closing line
- closing machine
- closing membrane
- closing off
- closing one's doors
- closing one's doors (to)
- closing one's doors to
- closing one's eyes to
- closing out
- closing price
- closing ranks
- closing time
- closings
- closish
- clost
- Closterium