About The Word Sundowner
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Sundowner
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What's The Definition Of Sundowner?
[n] (Brit) a drink taken at sundown
[n] (Australia) a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown Synonyms | Synonyms for Sundowner: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sundowner: See Also | drifter | drink | floater | vagrant Sundowner In Webster's Dictionary \Sun"down`er\, n.
A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; -- so called from
his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and
a bed, when it is too late to work; -- called also {traveler}
and {swagman} (but not all swagmen are sundowners).
Sundowners, -- men who loaf about till sunset, and then
come in with the demand for unrefusable rations.
--Francis
Adams.
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