English Dictionary

quartz reefer

名詞

オーストラリア英語 廃用

(Australia, obsolete) A person gold miner or prospector working on a quartz reef.

日本語の意味

オーストラリアの旧式の表現で、石英（クォーツ）礁で金鉱の発見や採掘に従事する人を指す。

The weathered quartz reefer leaned on his pick and squinted at the glittering vein of gold.

年季の入った石英脈の採掘者はつるはしにもたれ、きらめく金脈を目を細めて見つめた。

意味（1）

(Australia, obsolete) A person gold miner or prospector working on a quartz reef.

The strong, earnest quartz reefer, carrying with him a well-filled swag, and enough money to hold on and try his luck in a systematic manner - a well-dressed and respectable man.

quartz reefers （ plural ）