English Dictionary

matilda

IPA（発音記号）

/məˈtɪldə/

名詞

オーストラリア英語

(Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.

日本語の意味

所持品が一袋にまとめられたもの、または荷物の束（オーストラリアでの俗語）

Before he left camp, he tied his matilda in a canvas sack and slung it over his shoulder.

出発する前に、彼は持ち物一式をキャンバスの袋でまとめて肩に掛けた。

意味（1）

(Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.

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;

matildas （ plural ）