Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rousie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rousie
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The aim of the rouser is eventually to become a shearer via the medium of the learner’s pen, and in fact the rousie is really an apprentice shearer; but there is certainly a great gulf between the accomplished prince of the board and the miserable rouseabout in the strange new world of his first shed."
"“[Y]ou ever try shearing sheep? Unwilling sheep?” “I’ve worked as rousie, never shearer, but I’ve seen them carry on.”"
"Kate, their young rousie, threw the fleece up and over the table."

Etymology

From rous(eabout) + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rouseabout

Usage

Inflected Forms

rousies (plural)

Questions

What does rousie mean?: A rouseabout.
Where does rousie come from?: From rous(eabout) + -ie.

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