colonial experience

n. and used asadj. same as cadet (q.v.)

in New Zealand;a young man learning squatting business, gaining his colonialexperience. Called also jackaroo (q.v.).

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `A Colonial Reformer,' p. 95:

«You're the first `colonial experience' young fellow that itever occurred to within my knowledge.»

Experience
·noun Trial, as a test or experiment. II. Experience ·noun The effect upon the judgment or feelings...

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Colonial
·adj Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. ...

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Experience table
·add. ·- A table of mortality computed from the experience of one or more life-insurance companies. ...

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Colonial Avenue
East out of the Minories at Nos. 12 and 20. In Portsoken Ward (P.O. Directory). Seems to occupy the...

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Colonial House
No. 155 Fenchurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Langbourne Ward, nearly opposite Rood Lane. Occupies ...

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colonial goose
n. a boned leg of muttonstuffed with sage and onions. In the early days the sheep wasalmost the sol...

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saddle, colonial
n. 1885. H. Finch-Hatton, `Advance Australia,' p. 53: «The colonial saddle is a shapeless, cumbers...

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tobacco, colonial
See tobacco, native. ...

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