diggeress

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n. a digger's wife.


1855. W. Howitt, `Two Years in Victoria,' vol. i. p. 43:

«The digger marching off, followed by his diggeress, a tall,slim young woman, who strode on like a trooper. . . . Opencarriages driving about, crowded with diggers and theirdiggeresses.»

1864. J. Rogers, `New Rush,' pt. ii. p. 36:

«I'm tir'd of being a diggeress,

And yearn a farmer's home to grace.»