Sentence:  ‘<WSD>New chum</WSD>?' queried the barman, after serving him. / ‘I suppose I am,' replied Jim. ‘Look here, would you mind telling me what in the devil′s name a <WSD>new chum</WSD> is?' / ‘A <WSD>new chum</WSD> is a man fresh from home.' / ‘From England?' / ‘Scotland, Ireland, anywhere else, if he′s green and inexperienced. Miners from the Californian fields don′t rank as <WSD>new chums</WSD>.' / 'And how am I known as a <WSD>new chum</WSD>?' / The barman grinned. ‘That′ll tell on you all over the place,' he said, indicating the bag. ‘That′s a true <WSD>new chum′s</WSD> bundle. No Australian would expatriate himself by carrying his goods in that fashion. He makes them up in a roll, straps them, and carries them in a sling on his back. His bundle is then a swag. The swag is the Australian′s national badge.' 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.