"jillaroo" meaning in All languages combined

See jillaroo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: jillaroos [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Jill (“female given name, colloquial counterpart to Jack”) + jackaroo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jillaroo (plural jillaroos)
  1. (Australia) A female jackaroo, a woman who does the job of a jackaroo. Wikipedia link: jillaroo Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: jackarooesse [obsolete, rare], jilleroo Translations (woman who does the job of a jackaroo): Viehhirtin [feminine] (German), Cowgirl [neuter] (German)

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          "text": "2001, Vivienne Cleven, Bitin′ Back, author biography, title page,\nShe left school at thirteen-years-of-age to work with her father as a jillaroo: building fences, mustering cattle, and working at various jobs on stations throughout Queensland and New South Wales."
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          "ref": "2007, Mia Balwyn, Australian Woman′s Survival Guide, page 18:",
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          "ref": "2007, Allan M. Nixon, Bush Aussies, unnumbered page:",
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          "ref": "2008, Sara Dowse, Correspondence: Love & Money: Quarterly Essay, number 30, page 99:",
          "text": "Only before daybreak was she allowed to get on a horse and do the things jillaroos are supposed to do, like rounding up cattle for the market.",
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        },
        {
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