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rouseabout (iou)



rouseabout noun & verb. M18.
[from ROUSE verb1 + ABOUT.]
A. noun.
A bustling, roaming, or active person. dial. M18.
a. A general hand employed on a farm, sheep station, etc.; esp. one handling the wool in a shearing-shed, from the board to the table. Austral. & NZ. M19.
b. transf. A general worker; a casual labourer. Austral. & NZ. E20.
b. verb intrans. Work as a rouseabout. Austral. L19.