jumbuck
[ juhm-buhk ]
/ ˈdʒʌm bʌk /
noun Australian.
a sheep.
Origin of jumbuck
1815–25; perhaps ultimately < Kamilaroi
dimba (meaning unknown), altered by association with
buck1; borrowed into Australian Pidgin English and thence into other Aboriginal languages
Words nearby jumbuck
jumble,
jumble sale,
jumbo,
jumbo jet,
jumboize,
jumbuck,
jumna,
jump,
jump all over someone,
jump at,
jump bail
British Dictionary definitions for jumbuck
Word Origin for jumbuck
C19: from a native Australian language