matilda
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Is matilda a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (UK, military, historical) Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II.Synonyms: Matilda I, Matilda IIUKhistorical
2. (Australia, historical) A swag or bluey carried by a swagman or swagwoman.Examples: "Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong, Under the shade of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling, 'Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda, with me.'"Australiahistorical
noun (English)
1. (Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.Examples: "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.”"Australia
Definition source: Wiktionary