See Also: rouseabout(dictionary)

pyjamas (oh) and rouseabout (iou)


pyjamas (oh)



a soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed
::striped pyjamas
loose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women
-- pyjama adj [only before noun]
::pyjama bottoms
-see also the cat's pyjamas at cat (5)

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.