wood and water joey
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I have known a case where a gentleman, since the Premier of a neighbouring colony, recommended to the Government of which I was a member the appointment of two persons at New England, one of whom was, we were afterwards told, what is called a wood and water joey in a squatter's employment, and the other was a shepherd."
- ""A wood and water joey"! The prospect of such a career for their son is not alluring to many a town father and mother, and hence their reluctance to permit the boy to take a job in the country even though he may feel the call of the land."
- "As 'wood and water joey,' he was responsible for supplying wood for the fire and water for the camp."
- "After the campaign commenced Bennett was determined that the AIF would take an active part in the defence of Malaya and not become just a collection of 'wood and water joeys' for the British."