| 释义 |
Matilda Austral. slang.|məˈtɪldə|
Also matilda.
[A female Christian name.]
= swag n. 10. So to walk Matilda or waltz Matilda: to carry one's swag, to travel the road (cf. waltz v.); Matilda-waltzer, a tramp, traveller.
1893Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Nov. 20/3 A swag is not generally referred to as a ‘bluey’ or ‘Matilda’—it is called a swag. Ibid., No bushman thinks of ‘going on a wallaby’ or ‘walking Matilda’..he goes on the track. 1916J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee i. 3 Somehow things appear different to a man on a coach to a swaggie padding the hoof along the same road with ‘Matilda’ slung from his shoulders. 1917A. B. Paterson Waltzing Matilda in Saltbush Bill (1924) 24 And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling, ‘Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?’ c1926‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 139 That night he packed up his ‘Matilda’. 1933Bulletin (Sydney) 3 May 20/2 Matilda-waltzers with one black (or brown) shoe or boot are an everyday sight. 1934Ibid. 12 Dec. 25/2 He chucks Matilda into a corner and is rummaging for tucker when Old Dave comes back. 1962Marshall & Drysdale Journey among Men xii. 116 It was a beautiful place for a camp. It was good to stretch out in the arms of Matilda at the end of the day, and slowly smoke a cigarette. 1965J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry ii. 29 In the days of itinerant workers and wanderers the swag had many names, including ‘matilda’, ‘bundle’, [etc.]. |
