Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bluey \Blue"y\, n. [From {Blue}, a.] [Australasia]
   1. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.

            We had to wring our blueys.           --Lawson.

   2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket
      is sometimes used as the outside covering.

Bluey \Blue"y\,a.
   Bluish. --Southey.