Jumbuck
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Jumbuck is an Australian term for sheep, featured in Banjo Paterson's poem "Waltzing Matilda." It generally denotes a difficult to shear sheep, either large or untamed.[citation needed]
The word may come from a Gamilaraay word, dhimba, of unknown meaning.[1] It is also the name of a car and mobile chatroom community.
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- ^ "jumbuck." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 28 Jun. 2010. "jumbuck" at dictionary.com.
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