They are all shearers, or at least they say they are. Some might be only ‘rousers.’
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Rouser
Synonyms for "rouser" (19 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (9)
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The shearers threw some blankets in / To make another swag, / The rousers gave a billycan / And brand new tucker bag; […]
Source: wiktionary
The aim of the rouser is eventually to become a shearer via the medium of the learner’s pen, and in fact the rousie is really an apprentice shearer; but there is certainly a great gulf between the accomplished prince of the board and the miserable rouseabout in the strange new world of his first shed.
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