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wood and water joey

noun

Etymology

Common tasks would include fetching wood and water. See joey for Australian slang senses; these people were usually young.

Definitions

  1. A person who performs odd jobs

    A person who performs odd jobs; a rouseabout or handyperson.

    • "A wood and water joey"! The prospect of such a career for their son is not alluring to many a town father and mother, and hence their reluctance to permit the boy to take a job in the country even though he may feel the call of the land.
    • As 'wood and water joey,' he was responsible for supplying wood for the fire and water for the camp.

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