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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JUMBUCK

From a native Australian language.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JUMBUCK

jumbuck  [ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUMBUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jumbuck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JUMBUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jumbuck

Jumbuck is an Australian term for sheep, featured in Banjo Paterson's poem "Waltzing Matilda." The word may come from a Gamilaraay word, dhimba, of unknown meaning. It is also the name of a car and mobile chatroom community. A different etymology was offered by Edward Morris in 1898: "Jumbuck is aboriginal pigeon-English for sheep. Often used in the bush. The origin of this word was long unknown. It is thus explained by Mr. Meston, in the Sydney Bulletin, April 18, 1896: The word jumbuck for sheep appears originally as jimba, jombock, dombock, and dumbog. In each case it meant the white mist preceding a shower, to which a flock of sheep bore a strong resemblance. It seemed the only thing the aboriginal mind could compare it to." In an account of "The Murray Expedition" published in the Southern Australian on 6 July 1841 the following passage occurs: "...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JUMBUCK


blackbuck
ˈblækˌbʌk
blesbok
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
blesbuck
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
bontebok
ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk
bushbuck
ˈbʊʃˌbʌk
crossbuck
ˈkrɒsˌbʌk
gemsbok
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
gemsbuck
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
hawbuck
ˈhɔːˌbʌk
marshbuck
ˈmɑːʃˌbʌk
megabuck
ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk
Nubuck
ˈnjuːˌbʌk
prongbuck
ˈprɒŋˌbʌk
reedbuck
ˈriːdˌbʌk
roebuck
ˈrəʊˌbʌk
sawbuck
ˈsɔːˌbʌk
springbok
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
springbuck
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
waterbuck
ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUMBUCK

jumbal
jumbie
jumble
jumble sale
jumbler
jumblingly
jumbly
jumbo
jumbo jet
jumbo loan
jumbo pack
jumboise
jumboize
jumby
jumelle
Jumna
jump
jump at
jump bail
jump ball

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUMBUCK

a fast buck
bang for one´s buck
blue buck
chuck
duck
fuck
huck
Innsbruck
luck
mindfuck
no such luck
pass the buck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
tuck
zambuck

Synonyms and antonyms of jumbuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jumbuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUMBUCK

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The translations of jumbuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jumbuck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

jumbuck
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jumbuck
570 millions of speakers

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jumbuck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jumbuck
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

jumbuck
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Jumbuck
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jumbuck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jumbuck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jumbuck
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jumbuck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jumbuck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jumbuck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jumbuck
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Jumbuck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jumbuck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंबूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jumbuck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jumbuck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jumbuck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Jumbuck
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jumbuck
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jumbuck
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

jumbuck
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

jumbuck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jumbuck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jumbuck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUMBUCK»

The term «jumbuck» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUMBUCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jumbuck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUMBUCK»

Discover the use of jumbuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jumbuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for ...
What Is It? Jumbuck Entertainment has the unique distinction of being a leading source of community messaging applications to worldwide wireless carriers. It sends out a wireless markup language (WML) page every year that crosses the 13 ...
Lon Safko, 2010
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Widow's Passion
Leading hand Jumbuck, the master bull of the herd, blows his whistle and they come running to the mountain back-drop and shower in the rush of the crystal- clear water-fall to wash off the salt, but also to drink and cool their curly locks.
Michael Sutton, 2011
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Australian Cultural Studies: A Reader
The Jumbuck makes minimal use of allusiveness to other building forms. It could be, at best, a raw new home in a brand-name housing settlement. Anywhere else , the same design might merely be motel-basic. But opposite the florid expanse ...
John Frow, Meaghan Morris, 1993
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Jumbuck Wool Insulation: What the Best Dressed Homes are Wearing
Updated July 2001.
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Navy Song Book
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billa-bong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, "You'll come awaltzing Matilda with me!" Chorus Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing ...
Barry Leonard, 1998
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Australian Language and Culture
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me The jumbuck is a sheep. This is thought to  ...
Barry Blake, 2007
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Farmers' Bulletin
JUMBUCK. Jumbuck has beardless heads with velvety white chaff and semihard to hard white kernels. The heads are erect and slightly tapering. It is a spring wheat, but is grown from fall sowing in' California. The Jumbuck variety originated  ...
‎1928
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Lowdown on Matilda
They discovered he had stolen a jumbuck, or sheep, part of which was hidden in his tucker bag. Fearing arrest, the swagman jumped in a small lake or billabong and probably drowned by accident. His ghost, complete with tucker bag, billy can  ...
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Recreation Handbook for Camp, Conference and Community, 2d ed.
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up got the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, “You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me.” Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, “ You'll ...
Roger E. Barrows, 2001
10
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of A ...
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, “You'll come a—waltzing matilda with me. Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda, ...
E.D. Hirsch, Jr., 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUMBUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jumbuck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young talent takes the stage at lunchbox concerts
Yet the Year 12 Mackay State High School student was confident in his performance of Kerin Bailey pieces Jumbuck Jive and A Wily Bossa. «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Rising star of sheep
It didn't take long for her hard work and talent to pay off, with Jolly Jumbuck winning a string of prestigious titles and awards very early on, ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Fabulous Round Island Race!
J/109s took the next five places with John & Sue Allison's JUMBUCK in 4th, Robert Stiles' DIAMOND JEM in 5th, Kevin Armstrong's EMG 1 in ... «J/Sailing News, Jul 15»
4
RORC De Guingand Bowl Report
Leading that fleet home was John Allison's JUMBUCK finishing at 19:59:09 corrected time and taking 3rd in class, narrowly beating classmate ... «J/Sailing News, Jun 15»
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Winton: A true survivor of the Qld outback
Here, in jumbuck country, their remains reveal your place in the universe. It's here that one of the nation's last open air theatres resides, in the ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»
6
Angus bull tops Monterey sale
Mr Waddingham said Jumbuck was the stand-out Angus bull in the catalogue. “Treeton Lake was the losing bidder on the bull's sire three years ... «Farm Weekly, May 15»
7
Rosedale bulls hit $11000 top twice
Mr Strahle said Jumbuck J162E moved well and he liked the bull's nice thick set with plenty of muscle. Clerkness Pastoral company purchased ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
8
Rosedale Charolais to $11000, twice
The second $11,000 bull sold to Clerkness Pastoral Company, Bundarra, and the return buyers bought the 21-month-old Rosedale Jumbuck ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
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Seat Leon ST Cupra becomes fastest wagon around the Nurburgring
Unless Proton still build the Jumbuck. Honzaboy. The claim is fastest FWD even though it doesnt say that clearly in the first paragraph but ... «CarAdvice, May 15»
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Advance Australia Fair is lamentable, unmemorable and offensive
... after all, a dirge about death – the suicide-by-billabong of an unemployed hobo provoked by his unrequited relationship with a jolly jumbuck. «The Australian, May 15»

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