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单词
horse duffer
释义
Definition of
horse duffer
in English:
horse duffer
noun
Australian
historical
A horse thief.
an organized gang of horse duffers was marauding in the region
Example sentences
Examples
That's why there's never a cattle or horse duffer caught in these parts.
He narrates happenings among horse-duffers in western New South Wales.
An outlaw horse duffer like Jerry was often given refuge by some of the poorer emancipist squatters.
He arrested a notorious horse-duffer at the Rankin River police station.
He says you've hooked yourself up with a gang of horse-duffers.
He was instructed to keep his eyes open for evidence of any cattle or horse duffers in his direction.
This was a horse duffer's back route.
He was king of the horse-duffers in the Kimberley Ranges at the turn of the century.
Origin
Late 19th century
: from
duffer
2
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随便看
run up against
run up against
run upon
run-ups
run up the flagpole
run up the flagpole to see who salutes
run/walk out on
runway
runway aerodrome
runwayed
runway light
runways
run/well over
run wild
run wild
run with
run with
run with
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
run with the pack
run/work oneself into the ground
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Runyonese
Runyonesque
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