Matilda

Quick meaning: Matilda is a noun meaning (Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.

Meaning

(Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.

Example Sentences

When a hobo roams through the outback with a matilda on his back, he is said to be “waltzing matilda.”

1906, A. B. Paterson, On The Road to Gundagai, The Old Bush Songs, Gutenberg eBook #10493, In a week the spree was over and the cheque was all knocked down, / So we shouldered our “Matildas,” and we turned our backs on town, / And the girls they stood a nobbler as we sadly said “Good bye,” / And we tramped from Lazy Harry’s, not five miles from Gundagai;

Word Forms

• matildas

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include empress, late, waltzing, pack, knapsack, backpack.

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