Definition of cocky country in English:

cocky country

noun

mass nounAustralian

Areas where the main business is small-scale farming.
beyond the village lay hundreds of miles of cocky country
Example sentencesExamples
- They journey dauntlessly through the cocky country, which for the purposes of this book is a stark and terrible desert.
- We went to a biofuel conference—it is taking off big in cocky country here—and there are a few quirky things you must be aware of when using this stuff.
- Often enough a bush-worker would wander, by mistake as it were, into cocky country.
- In this open cocky country, the wintry winds of June are most unkind, and it always rains, or seems to be always raining.
- As assisted migrants, we were more or less doomed to work in cocky country.
- I was a bit worried that the mover of the motion might have taken a lead from my friend on my left from cocky country.
- You should have seen that coming from the cocky country.
- They must have been shearing around the cocky country in Western Australia at some time or other.
- In that part of the country where the properties are much smaller—in cocky country, for example—you didn't find those long tales.
- Located in the heartland of cocky country, the Waikato pits fuelled the dairy factories that were churning out more and more butter and cheese.

Origin

Early 20th century: from cocky³ + country.

单词	cocky country
释义	Definition of cocky country in English: cocky country noun mass nounAustralian Areas where the main business is small-scale farming. beyond the village lay hundreds of miles of cocky country Example sentencesExamples They journey dauntlessly through the cocky country, which for the purposes of this book is a stark and terrible desert. We went to a biofuel conference—it is taking off big in cocky country here—and there are a few quirky things you must be aware of when using this stuff. Often enough a bush-worker would wander, by mistake as it were, into cocky country. In this open cocky country, the wintry winds of June are most unkind, and it always rains, or seems to be always raining. As assisted migrants, we were more or less doomed to work in cocky country. I was a bit worried that the mover of the motion might have taken a lead from my friend on my left from cocky country. You should have seen that coming from the cocky country. They must have been shearing around the cocky country in Western Australia at some time or other. In that part of the country where the properties are much smaller—in cocky country, for example—you didn't find those long tales. Located in the heartland of cocky country, the Waikato pits fuelled the dairy factories that were churning out more and more butter and cheese. Origin Early 20th century: from cocky³ + country.
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