t my sheep
I shall be very angry, and will shoot you and no mistake.'"

1855. W. Ridley, `Transactions of Philological Society,'
p. 77:

"When they adopt English words ending in mutes, the blacks drop
the mute or add a vowel: thus, <i>jimbugg</i>, a slang name for
sheep, they sound <i>jimbu</i>." [It was not English slang but
an aboriginal word.]

1893. `The Argus,' April 8, p. 4, col. 1:

"Mister Charlie, jumbuck go along of grass, blood all there,
big dog catch him there, big jumbuck, m'me word, neck torn."

1896. `The Australasian,' June 6, p. 1085, col. 1:

"Jumbuck (a sheep) has been in use from the earliest days,
but its origin is not known."

<hw>Jump</hw>, to, <i>v</i>. to take possession of a claim
(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor has
abandoned it, or has not fulfilled the conditions of the grant.
The word is also used in the United States, but it is very
common in Australia. Instead of "you have taken my seat," you
have <i>jumped</i> it. So even with a pew. a man in England,
to whom was said, "you have jumped my pew," would look
astonished, as did that other who was informed, "Excuse me,
sir, but you are occupewing my py."

1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 31:

". . . on condition that he occupies it within twenty-four
hours: should this rule not be observed, the right of the
original holder is lost, and it may be occupied (or `jumped'
as it is termed) by any other person as a deserted claim."

1861. `Victorian Hansard,' vol. vii. p. 942 (May 21):

"<i>Mr. Wood</i>: Some of the evils spoken of seemed indeed
only to exist in the imagination of the hon. and learned
gentleman, as, for instance, that of `jumping,' for which a
remedy was already given by the 77th section of the present
Act.

"<i>Mr. Ireland</i>: Yes; after the claim is `jumped.'"

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `The Miner's Right,' p. 37:

"If such work were not commenced within three days, any other
miners might summarily take possession of or jump the claim."

ibid. p. 52:

"Let us have the melancholy satisfaction of seeing Gus's pegs,
and noting whether they are all <i>en regle</i>. If not, we'll
`jump' him."

Ibid. p. 76:

"In default of such advertisement, for the general benefit,
they were liable, according to custom and practice, to have
their claim `jumped,' or taken forcible possession of by any
party of miners who could prove that they were concealing the
golden reality."