horse duffer
noun Australian historical
A horse thief: an organized gang of horse duffers was marauding in the region...
- This was a horse duffer's back route.
- He arrested a notorious horse-duffer at the Rankin River police station.
- He says you've hooked yourself up with a gang of horse-duffers.
Origin
Late 19th century: from duffer2.
- running business
- running coal
- running commentary
- running days
- running dog
- running fire
- running fit
- running fix
- running game
- running gear
- running glass
- running ground
- running-hand
- running head
- running headline
- running iron
- running knot
- running lights
- runningly
- running martingale
- running mate
- running mean
- running mold
- running moss
- running mould