*karo*

v. i. To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [ Colloq., Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ n. Also }. [ Jack + kangaroo. ] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [ Colloq., Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. Carat. ] The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Native name. ] A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of a square. [ South Africa ]

The wants of a native . . . are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth. James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See Macaroon, 2. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]