-- Petroica goodenovii, Vig. to light his pipe and havea `spell. an aquatic rodent, somethinglike the English water-rat, genus Hydromys. The Sundowner,Traveller, or New Zealand Tussocker, is notgenerally a seeker for work.
Fraser, `Aborigines of New South Wales,' p. Spotted P. `Sydney Morning Herald' (date lost): `Jack-a-roo' is of the same class of slang; but the unluckyfellow--often gentle and soft-handed--who doe Lumholtz, `Among Cannibals,' p.
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