🔤 Shiralees ✨

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musafir ka gathra, swagman ka saman, safari potli

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shiralees

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DEFINITION

Australian slang term for swagman's swags, knapsacks, or rolled bundles of belongings carried on the back

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Weary travelers carried their heavy shiralees across the dusty Australian outback trails. In traditional bush ballads, wanderers rest their heads on their rolled up shiralees overnight. The bushman untied his leather shiralees to set up a quick roadside camp at dusk. Old photographs depict wandering workers hiking long country roads carrying canvas shiralees. He packed his meager earthly possessions into sturdy canvas shiralees before heading inland.

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swags knapsacks bundles packs bedrolls