1872. C. H. Eden, `My Wife and I in Queensland,' p. 69:
"Branding or securing a troublesome or, colonially, a `rowdy' bullock."
1896. A. B. Paterson, `Man from Snowy River, p. 125:
"And I can ride a rowdy colt, or swing the axe all day."
<hw>Rua</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori word (used in North Island) for a pit, cave or hole. A place for storing roots, such as potatoes, etc. Formerly some of these <i>rua</i> had carved entrances.
<hw>Ruffy</hw> or <hw>Ruffie</hw>, <i>n</i>. a fish. See <i>Rough</i> or <i>Roughy</i>.
<hw>Run</hw>, <i>n</i>. (1) Tract of land over which sheep or cattle may graze. It is curious that what in England is called a sheep-walk, in Australia is a sheep-run. In the Western United States it is a sheep-ranch. Originally the squatter, or sheep-farmer, did not own the land. It was unfenced, and he simply had the right of grazing or "running" his sheep or cattle on it. Subsequently, in many cases, he purchased the freehold, and the word is now applied to a large station property, fenced or unfenced. (See quotation, 1883.)
1826. Goldie, in Bischoff's `Van Diemen's Land' (1832), p. 157:
"It is generally speaking a good sheep-run."
1828. Report of Van Diemen's band Company, in Bischoff's `Van Diemen's Land' (1832), p. 117: