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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
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