whaler

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

I.


n.

used specifically as slangfor a Sundowner (q.v.); one who cruises about.

1893. `Sydney Morning Herald,' Aug. 12, p. 8. col. 8:

«The nomad, the `whaler,' it is who will find the new orderhostile to his vested interest of doing nothing.»

II.

n.

name given in Sydney to the Shark, Carcharias brachyurus, Gunth., which is not confined toAustralasia.

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