English: white working man
Bundjalung: garabi(h)
Part of Speech: noun
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Category: people
Comment: evidently a coined word, probably originating from the early convict labourers being called 'croppies' (Watson).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict karabi(h); Y:Allen karapi, Y:Watsn kar'apf; AT:Curr:Prior carabie white man


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