mickery

English

Etymology

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Noun

mickery (plural mickeries)

1. (Australia) A soak dug into the ground.
   • 1931, Michael Terry, Hidden Wealth and Hiding People‎^[1], London: Putnam, →OCLC, page 232:

     He doesn't herd his cattle on to puny native supplies; he digs wells and mickeries, equips them with troughs […]