subs. phr. (old).—A boy-drover: they tended their animals with long wattles, and beat them on the legs to avoid spoiling or bruising the flesh. Also PENNY-BOYS (q.v.): they received one penny per head as remuneration.
subs. phr. (old).—A boy-drover: they tended their animals with long wattles, and beat them on the legs to avoid spoiling or bruising the flesh. Also PENNY-BOYS (q.v.): they received one penny per head as remuneration.
