Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man employed as a herdsman on an unfenced station in Australia.
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Examples
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‘Thou art so near and yet so far,’ as a provoking stock-rider hummed.
Robbery Under Arms 2004
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C---- then had a try, with more success, but the horse was never safe for a lady to ride, and he was soon after disposed of to a stock-rider on the Waiou.
Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth
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I've seen six months 'wages go bung in a day with a stock-rider on the gentle jupe.
The Judgment House Gilbert Parker 1897
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The back-blocks has its tricks as well as the towns, as you would see if you come across a stock-rider with a cheque to be broke in his hand.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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The back-blocks has its tricks as well as the towns, as you would see if you come across a stock-rider with a cheque to be broke in his hand.
The Judgment House Gilbert Parker 1897
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"I got some verses by post the other day from one of your friends in Lebanon -- a stock-rider I think he was, and they said I had a 'wild beauty' and a 'savage sweetness.'"
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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I've seen six months 'wages go bung in a day with a stock-rider on the gentle jupe.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"I got some verses by post the other day from one of your friends in Lebanon -- a stock-rider I think he was, and they said I had a 'wild beauty' and a 'savage sweetness.'"
The World for Sale, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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"I got some verses by post the other day from one of your friends in Lebanon -- a stock-rider I think he was, and they said I had a 'wild beauty' and a 'savage sweetness.'"
The World for Sale, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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'Thou art so near and yet so far,' as a provoking stock-rider hummed.
Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870
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