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wagga

/ ˈwɒɡə /

noun

  1. a blanket or bed covering made out of sacks stitched together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wagga1

C19: named after Wagga Wagga
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Example Sentences

Every now and again a spark would burn through the "Wagga rug" of a sleeping shearer, and he'd wake suddenly and get up and curse.

Two of them came from Wagga with big reputations, and one from Bathurst.

Immediately on leaving Wagga we got into the “bush” country, and during the afternoon passed some large stock “stations.”

He came from Humula, near Wagga, where his people were well-known farmers.

I recollect seeing him in Wagga when I was a lad, and we took a great interest in his case up the bush; but why am I like him?

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