rager

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

n.


an old and fierce bullock or cow,that always begins to rage in the stock-yard.

1884. Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Memories,' c. xiv. p. 105:

«Amongst them was a large proportion of bullocks, whichdeclined with fiendish obstinacy to fatten. They were what areknown by the stockriders as `ragers,' or `pig-meaters'» [q.v.].

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. xvi. p. 196:

«Well, say a hundred off for ragers.'»