(n) :
a wandering traveller/worker (such as a swagman) who arrived at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but still partook of their hospitality; (nautical) A harsh disciplinarian sea captain typified by requiring all hands on board by sundown
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(n) :
a wandering traveller/worker (such as a swagman) who arrived at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but still partook of their hospitality; (nautical) A harsh disciplinarian sea captain typified by requiring all hands on board by sundown