boggis

Only the prospect of becoming a dreadnought shearer might have kept Luke inside a shed, one of the rare handful of men who managed to shear over three hundred merino sheep a day, all to standard, and using narrow boggis.

The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977

As he grew older he graduated from tar boy to shed hand, running down the board catching the great heavy fleeces as they flew off the boggis in one piece billowing up like kites, and carrying them to the wool-rolling table to be skirted.

The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977

Then he transferred his gaze calmly to Bob, and asked a pertinent question about boggis.

The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977