a bundle; more usually calleda swag (q.v.).
1866. Wm. Starner, `Recollections of a Life of Adventure,'vol. i. p. 304
«. . . and `humping his drum' start off for the diggings toseek more gold.»
1872. C. H. Eden, `My Wife and I in Queensland,' p. 17:
«They all chaffed us about our swags, or donkeys, or drums,as a bundle of things wrapped in a blanket is indifferentlycalled.»
1886. Frank Cowan, `Australia, Charcoal Sketch,' p. 31:
«The Swagman: bed and board upon his back – – or, having humpedhis drum and set out on the wallaby . . .»