rouseabout
/ (ˈraʊsəˌbaʊt) /
noun
Australian and NZ
an unskilled labourer in a shearing shed
Also called: roustabout
Words nearby rouseabout
rous,
rous sarcoma,
rous sarcoma virus,
rous-associated virus,
rouse,
rouseabout,
rouser,
rousing,
rousseau,
rousseau, jean-jacques,
rousseauism
Example sentences from the Web for rouseabout
The next morning, at breakfast-time, a rouseabout brought us a piece of paper which had been nailed to the sandal-tree.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete |Gilbert ParkerFrom the rouseabout we found that Eversofar and Bingong were also gone.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete |Gilbert ParkerBill and Jim—shearer and rouseabout—sat at a table playing cards.
Joe Wilson and His Mates |Henry LawsonAnd presently I saw the little "tin" house where the out-station boss lived, and the tent I shared with my chum the "rouseabout."
A Tramp's Notebook |Morley Roberts