A provision bag, especially one carried by a swagman.
he had stolen a sheep, part of which was hidden in his tucker bag
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To keep the ever-hungry tucker-bags filled we also went crocodile-shooting.
They set off, warm sun on their backs, bellies full of stew, and a roasted leg of mutton each in their tucker bags.
After fetching my tucker-bag from the saddlebag attached to the saddle, I sat with my back against a fence post and opened the neck of the bag.
If she had been alone she would have slept a little, then rummaged through her tucker bag and eaten a chunk of damper and a handful of dried beef.
"Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"
She waved to everyone she passed as she went into town the next morning to collect her tucker bag, then when she reached the store she rewarded Bill with a kiss.
Although the cardinal sin was to steal from fellow hoboes, any man who lobbed in with an empty tucker-bag was promptly fed.
In those days, a man could spend a week on a station just a visitor, and get his tucker bags filled when he left and possibly a new shirt or boots or even moleskins given to him.
Time to grab my tucker bag, jump on my Kangaroo, and head off to the Billabong, for a spot of relaxation with the wife!
They usually scored a full tucker bag for the track ahead.