matilda
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //məˈtɪldə//
A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
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A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
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;
When a hobo roams through the outback with a matilda on his back, he is said to be “waltzing matilda.”
Étymologie
Unknown.
Formes
- pluriel
- matildas
mathematics · An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes,…Mathias · A surname.Mathilde · A female given name.
matilda · A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
Matilda · A female given name from the Germanic languages.mating · Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug…matrimony · Marriage; the state of being married.