"waltz Matilda" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɔːl(t)s məˈtɪldə/ Audio: en-au-waltz Matilda.ogg Forms: waltzes Matilda [present, singular, third-person], waltzing Matilda [participle, present], waltzed Matilda [participle, past], waltzed Matilda [past]
Etymology: From waltz + matilda (“romantic name for a swag”). Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=waltz Matilda}} waltz Matilda (third-person singular simple present waltzes Matilda, present participle waltzing Matilda, simple past and past participle waltzed Matilda)
  1. (Australia) To travel on foot carrying a swag (belongings wrapped in a blanket); to so travel looking for work. Wikipedia link: Banjo Paterson, Waltzing Matilda Tags: Australia

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1894 December 29, The Worker, Brisbane, page 3, column 6:",
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          "ref": "2002, Stuart Dick, Outback to Asia, page 163:",
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          "ref": "2005, Kristin Otto, Yarra: A Diverting History of Melbourne′s Murky River, unnumbered page:",
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          "ref": "2012, Bruce Kapferer, Legends of People, Myths of State, page 173:",
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