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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swagsman \Swags"man\, n.
     A swagman. [Australia]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Swagman \Swag"man\, n.
     A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called
     also {swagsman}, {swagger}, and {swaggie}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
           Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billabong
           Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
           And he sang as he sat and watched his billy boiling,
           `Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?' --[Waltzing
                                                    Matilda, an
                                                    Australian
                                                    tune.]
     [PJC]

















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