Aussie Farmers nicknamed "COCKIES" ???

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Where did the knickname come from. It's widespresd in Australia. Does it relate in some way to the bird Cockatoo ???

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[+2] - dlowan - 09/07/2008Here's what an online Australian slang dictionary says: "(Farmers were called cockies in the early days of European settlement because, like the birds of the same name, they made their...
[+1] - Dutchy - 09/07/2008You may find the answer here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cockie http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/lloyd/songs/thelimejuicetub.html

You may find the answer here:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cockie
http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/lloyd/songs/thelimejuicetub.html

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@banjostu,

Here's what an online Australian slang dictionary says:

"(Farmers were called cockies in the early days of European settlement because, like the birds of the same name, they made their homes on the edges of permanent waterholes)"

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

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