Aussie Word of the Day - Tucker

Good evening, and welcome to another edition of AWOTD, brought to you by yours truly, and the Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary (4th Edition, 2011).

And tonight's word is:

tucker n. Aust. food; means of subsistence.

And now a bonus (yet essential) word, by special request of my friend Colin.  The following definition came from the Collins English Dictionary (online):

bush tucker n. Aust. any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc. traditionally used as food by native Australians; cooking based around ingredients taken from the Australian wilderness.

And now some additional input from yours truly:

Buck Tucker Man - this was a great Aussie tv series that aired when I was growing up, about 20 years ago, where a man known as Bush Tucker Man (Les Hiddens) went out to the outback and showed us the various kinds of bush tucker available, as well as explaining many other aspects of Aboriginal culture and traditions, and even Australian history.  Here's a little clip below from one episode, for your educational viewing pleasure.  I think they should totally bring back this series!