Definitions
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- noun Australia A type of blue
sleeveless shirt worn by sheepshearers and labourers.
Etymologies
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After the gun shearer John Robert (“Jacky” or “Jackie”) Howe, who in 1890 set a long-standing world record by shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours 40 minutes. He is said to have worn a shirt with the sleeves cut off.
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Examples
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Tips: only order steak no confit or jus within a thousand Ks, drink cans- lots and lots of cans, back the North Qld cowboys, and never wear anything other than a blue Jacky Howe singlet, shorts, a large hat & boots.
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There's never been a better board since Jacky Howe expired
Lachlan Tigers 1996
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There's never been a better board since Jacky Howe expired
Lachlan Tigers 1996
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Jacky Howe: "I think that Michael Kassner may have the most Thumbs for Blogs."
TechRepublic Blogs 2009
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Lib Dem candidate for South Norfolk Jacky Howe says, "Ordinary people are paying far more than their fair share while the rich pay less than they should.
Norfolk Blogger Norfolk Blogger 2010
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