noun A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder - called also a bluey, or a drum.noun Cant or Slang A burglar's or thief's booty boodle.intransitive verb Australia To tramp carrying a swag.intransitive verb To sink down by its weight to sag.To hang or move, as something loose and heavy to sway to swing. See swagman, 2.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. To tramp about in search of work, carrying one's swag. To move as something heavy and pendent sway.noun A large quantity: a lot hence, plundered property booty boodle.noun In coalmining, a subsidence of the roof, in consequence of the working away of the coal: same as weighting.noun In decorative art, an irregular or informal cluster: as, a swag of flowers in the engraved decoration of a piece of plate.noun A bundle the package or roll containing the possessions of a swagman.intransitive verb Australian To travel about with a pack or swag.intransitive verb Chiefly British To lurch or sway.noun Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.noun Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.noun A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.noun An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.noun An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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