poddy dodger
/ˈpɒdɪdɒdʒə
/noun Australian
A person who steals unbranded cattle: the cattle were forced onto the hills, where they were easy picking for the old poddy dodger...
- Dad had fought with the Anzacs and had been an artful poddy dodger.
- Elegantly clad in the latest fashion, the poddy dodger lived it up in Sydney's best hotels.
- They didn't want him on the place because they classed him as a poddy-dodger.
Origin
Early 20th century: from poddy (in the Australian sense 'calf') + dodger.